Arnaud Vaissié (born 28 November 1954) is the co-founder, Chairman and CEO of medical and travel security services firm, International SOS.[1] He is also President of CCI France International,[2] a worldwide network of 125 French Chambers of Commerce across 95 countries.[3]
Early life
Arnaud Vaissié was born on 28 November 1954 in Paris, France. He is a graduate from Sciences-Po in Paris.[4]
Career
Arnaud Vaissié started his career in France at Clou,[5] a company that offers financial and leasing services to the shipping and transportation industry, before moving to San Francisco to run the American subsidiary of Compass Inc.[6]
In 1985, he co-founded International SOS in Singapore with Pascal Rey-Herme.[7]
Other roles
Arnaud Vaissié was the chairman of the French Chamber of Commerce in Great-Britain.[6] He is the Chairman for the France-Singapore committee of MEDEF.[8]
He is the chairman of the board of trustees of the Lycée International de Londres Winston Churchill[9] and was a trustee in the creation of the Collège français bilingue de Londres.[10]
He is on the board of directors of the Institut Montaigne.[11] In 2004, he co-founded the think-tank, Le Cercle d'Outre-Manche (fr)[6] with Pascal Boris.
Personal life
Arnaud Vaissié is married and currently lives in Paris. He has three children.[6]
Awards
- Officer of the Legion of Honour (2022)[12]
- Officer of the National Order of Merit (2012)
References
- Rebecca Marston. Reckless or reliable? The people who work with danger 2012-01-12, retrieved 2019-05-15^
- Français du monde. Une nouvelle force de frappe française pour l'export Franceinfo, 2018-09-16, retrieved 2019-05-15^
- A. Vaissié, président de CCI France International : « le redémarrage est très fort » 29 June 2022^
- Arnaud Vaissié The Official French Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain, retrieved 2019-05-15^
- Emma Jacobs. The healthcare company that is on constant alert Financial Times, 16 April 2015, retrieved 2019-05-15^
- International SOS: How to avoid turning a crisis into a drama The Independent, 2010-04-29, retrieved 2019-05-15^
- Richard Tyler. Arnaud Vaissie interview www.telegraph.co.uk, 2010-06-15, retrieved 2019-05-15^
- Visit by a French Business Confederation (MEDEF) delegation to Singapore La France à Singapour, retrieved 2019-05-15^
- Lorraine King. Independent French school in Wembley to be named after Winston Churchill Kilburn Times, 24 January 2015, retrieved 2019-05-15^
- Un nouveau lycée français à Londres pour faire face à l'afflux d'expatriés Les Echos, 2014-06-18, retrieved 2019-05-15^
- Arnaud Vaissié, co-fondateur et président-directeur général d'International SOS, membre du comité directeur de l'Institut Montaigne. Institut Montaigne : "Repenser la compétitivité de notre économie" Le Monde.fr, 2011-11-15, retrieved 2019-05-15^
- Legion of Honour list legifrance.gouv.fr, retrieved 4 June 2023^