FLORENCE MELIQUE

VISA

Vice-présidente sénior du groupe Visa et Directrice générale pour la région Europe FBL

Biography

Florence Mélique is Senior Vice President of the Visa Group and Managing Director for the Europe region at FBL. She has held senior management positions in Europe, the United States, and Asia in the financial services sector (banking, investment, and insurance) for over 25 years. A graduate of HEC Paris and Harvard Business School, she began her career at McKinsey & Company before joining AXA, then Hiscox, at the heart of Lloyd’s of London. There, she held several executive positions, including Chief Operating Officer for Europe. She then became CEO of Zurich France and Gras Savoye (WTW). She actively contributes to discussions on France’s attractiveness, notably within the Circle of Presidents of Foreign Companies in France, of which she is a member of the steering committee. She also sits on the boards of Michael Page and Savills, two companies listed on the FTSE. Ranked 6th woman in the Choiseul Institute's list of the 100 Economic Leaders of Tomorrow, she is a Knight of the National Order of Merit.