Gilbert Canameras is Secretary General of FERMA, the Federation of European Risk Management Associations, since 2015. He was President of French risk management associations AMRAE from 2011 to May 2015.

Gilbert Canameras was Group Risk and Insurance Chief Office and Vice President Finance for Eramet Group (metals and mining). In April 2015, he was appointed special advisor to the group on insurance matters. Gilbert began his career with French media companies and in medical research. From 1980, he worked in a number of industry sectors in finance and risk functions. Gilbert joined Eramet in 2002 to ensure implementation of the corporate functions of treasury, funding, insurance and risk management.