Benoit Semelin

Commander
DISC Type : D

Northern Europe CFO at Allianz Trade

Singapore, Singapore

Overview

Benoit Semelin serves as the Northern Europe CFO at Allianz Trade, leveraging over two decades of experience within the company. His career is marked by a series of international CFO roles, having managed financial operations in the Asia-Pacific region, Turkey, and for the World Agency in Paris. He holds a Masters from ESCEM.

He has an interest in business leadership and management topics, indicated by his professional engagement with publications like the Harvard Business Review.

He has built a truly global finance career exclusively within one company, holding regional CFO titles across both Asia and Europe.

Personality Overview

Impact-Driven

Strong-Willed

Decisive

More than the product, they care about the effectiveness of the product.  They like to be in a position where they can control the conversation and terms. They like to act fast and expect others to do the same.

Topics They Care About

Global Finance
Has extensive experience as a CFO across multiple international regions for Allianz Trade, including APAC, ASEAN, Turkey, and now Northern Europe.
Financial Risk
His background includes skills in Financial Risk Management, a key focus during his tenure as ASEAN Finance Director.
Talent Acquisition
Has actively posted about hiring for key regional roles, indicating a focus on building and strengthening his teams.

Media Appearances

Allianz Trade announces key leadership changes in Northern Europe. Featured in Insurance Business Magazine

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Work History

7-2025
Northern Europe CFO at Allianz Trade
4-2020 - 7-2025
APAC CFO at Allianz Trade
7-2018 - 4-2020
ASEAN Finance Director at Allianz Trade
4-2015 - 6-2018
CFO Turkey at Allianz Trade
9-2014 - 3-2015
CFO World Agency at Allianz Trade

Education

2000 - 2003
Master from École Supérieure de Commerce Et de Management - ESCEM
Education details unavailable from IUT de nantes

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Insights For Selling To Benoit

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points without becoming too analytical
  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates
  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers

DONT's

  • Do not spend too much time focusing on product tech or features
  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Benoit is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Benoit

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Benoit move?

  • They can take decisions very fast if you manage to convince them.
  • Can Benoit take some risk or not?

  • The risks don’t matter much to them.

You And Benoit

Personality Compatibility


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