Engineer of ISEP.
(Institut Superieur d’Electronique de Paris)

MBA Columbia University, NY.

Started at Banque Indosuez in 1975 and then joined Credit Lyonnais Group in 1989, where he stayed till January 2000.

His various jobs encompassed, as Head of Dealing Rooms, all market and asset management activities.

His last posting was with Credit Lyonnais Group in the UK, where he was a member of the Executive Committee.

His responsibilities included market risk control and asset and liabilities management.