Alex joined Assurant in 2021 as managing director for the Connected Living business, and promoted to country manager, Germany in 2022. Alex leads business and drives further development in the D/A/CH region by creating products and services to meet the needs of consumers. He is responsible for all business activities and budgets and, together with an interdisciplinary, cross-border team, develops strategies to optimize existing client relationships and acquire new clients in the D/A/CH market.
Alex manages client relationships while co-designing and implementing a joint business model along Assurant’s value chain, especially focusing on the logistics chain for device repair, trade-in and upgrade solutions, and developing innovative, localised, consumer-focused protection products and services.
Prior to joining Assurant, Alexander Heß served in the role of head of Consumer Electronics Protection, Northern Europe for AXA Partners. His previous roles include positions at other insurers, including R+V Insurance, Chubb European Group and AXA Versicherung Deutschland.
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Adrien Serres
He is the Country Manager in Germany for Recommerce Group, the European enabler of the circular economy. Entrepreneur, Manager, Digital Transformation Expert, Mobile App Pioneer (since 2009 !), Geek, Sales and marketing Automation Developer, Creative and Art Direction fan. He is also the President of La French Tech Düsseldorf he co-founded in 2023. Previously CEO of Wazapp, a leading and innovative mobile agency creating great apps for great clients for 10 years ! Sold Wazapp to Tymate in June 2019. He holds a Master in Communication from Paris University II, Major with a thesis on the Mobile App industry.
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