Samuel Falmagne
About Samuel Falmagne
Samuel Falmagne is the Co-founder and CEO of AKUR8, where he has significantly improved the efficiency and accuracy of insurance pricing. He has extensive experience in sales and business development, having held various roles at IBM and Shift Technology over a career spanning more than two decades.
Work at AKUR8
Samuel Falmagne serves as the Co-founder and CEO of AKUR8 since 2019. Under his leadership, the company has focused on enhancing efficiency in the insurance pricing process. He played a significant role in reducing the time spent on modeling by a factor of ten, which has streamlined operations. Additionally, he contributed to improving the predictive power of models by 10%, which has positively impacted the accuracy of insurance pricing. His efforts have also led to a potential improvement in the loss ratio by 2-4%, benefiting the financial performance of insurers.
Previous Experience at IBM
Samuel Falmagne has extensive experience at IBM, where he held various roles over a span of 15 years. He worked as a Global Client Executive from 2010 to 2015 in the Région de Paris, France. Prior to that, he served as a Client Solution Executive - Outsourcing from 2007 to 2009 in Belgium and as a Business Development Executive in Digital Media from 2005 to 2006 in France. His experience also includes a role as Cloud Sales Director from 2016 to 2017 and as a Client Representative from 2000 to 2005 in Belgium.
Career at Shift Technology
Falmagne worked at Shift Technology, where he held two key positions. He served as the International Sales & Business Development Director from 2017 to 2018 in the Région de Paris, France, and later took on the role of Head of Sales for five months in 2019 in the Paris Area. His contributions during this period focused on driving sales and expanding business development initiatives.
Education and Expertise
Samuel Falmagne has a strong educational background with degrees from several prestigious institutions. He studied Enterprise Management at Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, earning a Master's degree from 2001 to 2002. He also completed the Global Strategic Conversation Program at London Business School from 2012 to 2013. His studies included a focus on Strategy in a Digital Disruption World at Boston University's Questrom School of Business in 2016. Additionally, he participated in the Leading Major Client Partnerships Program at INSEAD in 2017 and earned an Executive Certificate in Management from Henley Business School from 2007 to 2008.