FM Appoints Christopher Dempsey and Loïc Le Dréau to Global and EMEA Leadership Roles

Maidenhead, UK, 11 Dec, 2025 – Commercial property insurer FM today announced the appointment of Christopher Dempsey and Loïc Le Dréau to new leadership roles.

Le Dréau was appointed to senior vice president, EMEA division manager; Dempsey was appointed to senior vice president, FM Intellium. The moves reflect FM’s strategic focus on supporting clients and broker partners amid unprecedented growth and investment in AI and cloud computing, and related climate concerns. David Hourtolou was appointed as Le Dréau’s successor, becoming operations senior vice president, operations manager Paris operations. The appointments are effective as of 1st December.

Christopher Dempsey

Dempsey assumes responsibility for scaling the FM Intellium business unit to meet the growing demand of current and future FM data centre clients. 

Dempsey brings extensive experience and leadership to this position, having held various leadership roles in engineering, underwriting and operations since joining FM in 2001. Most recently, he served as senior vice president, EMEA division manager; previously he was the operations senior vice president, Chicago operations.

Dempsey holds a Bachelor of Science in fire and safety engineering from Eastern Kentucky University.

FM has insured data centres for more than 25 years and protects around 1,100 data centres worldwide, representing US$250 billion (£183.6 billion; €217.73 billion) of insurable value. To support the surging demand for data centres, FM launched FM Intellium in May 2025—a virtual on-demand unit that can mobilise expert resources to quickly respond to any inquiry, anywhere in the world.

Loïc Le Dréau

As EMEA division manager, Le Dréau now oversees all of FM’s strategic and operational leadership across EMEA, including underwriting, client service and engineering. He will continue to be based in Paris.

Le Dréau joined FM in 1995 as a field engineer. In his 30-year tenure with the firm, he has held various leadership roles across engineering, client service and sales, consecutively running both EMEA sales and FM Affiliated EMEA. Most recently, he served as senior vice president, Paris operations.

Le Dréau holds a Master of Science in physics instrumentation from the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers.

“We’re thrilled for Loïc to step into this critical leadership role,” said Ziad Alex S. Tadmoury, executive vice president, International. “Loïc’s 30 years of dedication and deep regional expertise will be invaluable in driving continued growth across EMEA.”

Le Dréau’s leadership will be instrumental in advancing FM’s EMEA strategy, which is anchored by its new Science and Technology Centre, Europe, in Luxembourg, set to be operational in 2027. The centre will serve as a regional hub for innovation, research and client collaboration, reinforcing FM’s commitment to science-based resilience and tailored risk solutions for EMEA clients.

David Hourtolou

Hourtolou has assumed responsibility for FM’s Paris operations and now reports to Le Dréau.

 Hourtolou joined the company in 2004 as a consultant engineer and has served in various roles, including operations vice president, operations engineering manager; sales vice president, senior business development executive. Most recently, he was vice president, regional sales manager for Paris operations and EMEA chemical operations.

 He holds a Master’s degree in Mining Engineering from Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Nancy.

About FM 

Established nearly two centuries ago, FM is a leading mutual insurance group whose capital, scientific research capability and engineering expertise are solely dedicated to property risk management and the resilience of its policyholder-owners. These owners, who share the belief that the majority of property loss is preventable, represent many of the world’s largest organisations, including one of every four Fortune 500 companies. They work with FM to better understand the hazards that can impact their business continuity to make cost-effective risk management decisions, combining property loss prevention with insurance protection.