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Thiam is chairman of the Association of British Insurers and a member of the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum. He was a non-executive director of the French chemicals company Arkema until November 2009.
In 2007, Thiam was elected INSEAD Alumnus of the Year by the Insead Alumnus Association. In 2009, he was nominated as one of "50 Alumni who changed the world" as part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of INSEAD and its 38,000 graduates.
He was ranked number one in both 2010 and 2011 by the annual publication the Powerlist, which ranks the 100 most influential black people in the UK.
On July 14, 2011, Thiam was awarded the rank of Chevalier of the Légion d’honneur by the French government in recognition of his significant contribution to civil life for more than 20 years.
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