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Ludovic Gros Appointed Global Health Director at Allianz Partners

Allianz Partners has announced the in emergency, disaster, and aviation
appointment of Ludovic Gros as the medicine. Having held numerous key
company’s new Global Health Director. In positions in international organizations
his new role, Ludovic Gros will lead Allianz and assistance companies for over 20
Partners’ global health strategy, guide the years, Ludovic Gros has also served as
company’s healthcare community, and Director of the Aeromedical Evacuation
bring his strategic consulting experience Control Center at the European Air
to critical medical cases around the world. Transport Command in Eindhoven,
As part of its efforts to strengthen its Netherlands, and as a representative in
health services, Allianz Partners has made NATO’s Aeromedical Working Group.
this strategic appointment. Ludovic Gros, Ludovic Gros holds medical degrees from
who has served as Health Director at the Bordeaux University, Sorbonne Paris
leading assistance company IMA Group Nord University, and Paris-East Créteil
(Inter Mutuelles Assistance) since 2022, University, and also holds master’s
has been appointed as the new Global degrees in Public Administration, Health
Health Director of Allianz Partners. Management, and Medical Management. to our organization, with his strong
Throughout his career, Ludovic Gros has Commenting on the appointment, experience in managing complex medical
held numerous critical positions, ranging Allianz Partners CEO Tomas Kunzmann operations and his international leadership
from military physician to commander. expressed his great pleasure in welcoming background. Ludovic Gros will play a key
He previously served as an emergency Ludovic Gros to the Allianz Partners role in further strengthening our global
medicine doctor and Chief Flight family as Global Health Director. health services and in delivering innovative
Surgeon in the French Armed Forces, Kunzmann stated, “We are very excited medical assistance to our customers..”
bringing with him extensive expertise to welcome such a valuable team member

Avita 2024 Evaluation Report Announced

As a leading brand in the sector, AVİTA continued to guide requests. A notable increase was observed in legal consultations
Human Resources managers and organizations in 2024 with related specifically to landlord-tenant relationships. Another
the aim of enhancing workplace productivity and profitability. prominent area last year was medical information counseling.
The 2024 Evaluation Report on the services provided under In this category, 9% of employees seeking support primarily
the AVİTA Employee Assistance Program reveals the areas in requested information related to pediatric illnesses.
which employees most frequently sought support.
Support Continued Across Various Areas
Demand for Psychological Counseling Continues to Rise In 2024, other services requested by employees included healthy
According to the 2024 results of the World Happiness Report, nutrition counseling (6%), financial information counseling
published by the United Nations (UN) since 2012 to measure (6%), veterinary advice (2%), and general information
global happiness levels, Türkiye ranked 94th among more than counseling (5%). Additionally, 1% of employees received
150 countries. The AVİTA Employee Assistance Program counseling related to lower back, neck, and upper back pain, as
evaluation report supports this finding by highlighting the well as office ergonomics. Over 78,000 sessions were conducted
growing need for mental health support among employees. Over for individuals seeking support throughout 2024. Of these
the past five years, psychological counseling has been the most sessions, 44% were face-to-face, 39% were by phone, and 17%
frequently used service. While this service saw high demand were conducted online. With the services it provided throughout
during the pandemic period (33%), it increased to 43% by the year, the AVİTA Employee Assistance Program generated
2024. This rise reflects the growing need for employees to a total of 155,436 employee/hour savings, continuing to deliver
protect and support their mental well-being. Among those who added value to both organizations and employees.
received psychological support, 84% sought help for themselves,
14% for their spouses or family members, and 2% consulted
experts regarding their children. The most frequently addressed
issues included anxiety symptoms (17%), childhood development
(14%), and depressive symptoms (7%). Of the employees who
contacted AVİTA, 62% were women and 38% were men.
While female employees primarily benefited from psychological
counseling services, male employees most frequently sought
legal advisory support.

Legal Matters and Medical Counseling Also on the Agenda
Following psychological counseling, the most in-demand service
in 2024 was legal advisory, accounting for 29% of total