Arnaud Vaissié (born 28 November 1954) is the co-founder,

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and

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of medical and travel security services firm,

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. He is also President of CCI France International, a worldwide network of 125 French

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across 95 countries.

Early life

Arnaud Vaissié was born on 28 November 1954 in

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. He is a graduate from

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in Paris.

Career

Arnaud Vaissié started his career in France at Clou, a company that offers financial and leasing services to the shipping and transportation industry, before moving to

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to run the American subsidiary of Compass Inc. In 1985, he co-founded International SOS in

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with Pascal Rey-Herme.

Other roles

Arnaud Vaissié was the chairman of the French Chamber of Commerce in Great-Britain. He is the Chairman for the France-Singapore committee of

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. He is the chairman of the board of trustees of the

Lycée International de Londres Winston Churchill Lycée International de Londres Winston Churchill, a fully bilingual international school based in Wembley, London, England, opened its doors in September 2015. It welcomes students from 3 to 18 years old and prepares them for the French Bacc ...

and was a trustee in the creation of the Collège français bilingue de Londres. He is on the board of directors of the

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. In 2004, he co-founded the

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, Le Cercle d'Outre-Manche ( fr) with

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Personal life

Arnaud Vaissié is married and currently lives in Paris. He has three children.

Awards

* Officer of the

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(2022) https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000046045274 * Officer of the National Order of Merit (2012)

References

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