Awards & Recognition
★Knight of the Legion of Honor
★Officer of the National Order of Merit
★President of European Banking Federation (2015-2017)
★Chairman of Steering Committee on Regulatory Capital at Institute of International Finance
Notable Facts
→Former CEO of Societe Generale for 15 years (2008-2023), longest-serving bank CEO in modern European history
→Currently Chairman of Sanofi and Chairman of Revolut's Western Europe operations
→Led Societe Generale through multiple crises including 2008 financial crisis and Jerome Kerviel trading scandal
→President of European Banking Federation, lead independent director at Capgemini
→Graduate of École Polytechnique and École Nationale d'Administration
→Has Wikipedia page and extensive media coverage in financial press