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Pierre RICHARD

Pierre RICHARD

Expert on the Board of Directors

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dexia SA
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Curriculum Vitae

This CV is based on information provided to the EIB by the person concerned.

Personal information:

  • French; date of birth: 9 March 1941

Career:

  • Co-chairman of the Dexia Group in December 1996 and, from 1 December 1999 to 2006, Chief Executive Officer of the Group and Chairman of the Management Board. He is also Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Dexia Crédit Local
  • Since 1995: Chairman of the Board of Directors of Le Monde Investisseurs
  • March 1994-1999: Chairman of the Board of Directors of École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (School of Civil Engineering)
  • February 1991-March 1993: Chairman of Groupement des Institutions Financières Spécialisées (GIFS)
  • October 1987: Chairman of the Executive Board of the newly-established Crédit Local de France; following its subsequent privatisation, appointed Chief Executive Officer on 1 December 1993
  • January 1983-June 1993: Deputy Managing Director of Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations
  • 1978: Director General of Local Authorities in the Interior Ministry. Preparation of draft decentralisation laws
  • 1974: Technical adviser to the President of France with responsibility for monitoring local authority, regional planning, environmental, town planning and construction matters
  • 1972-1974: Technical adviser in the Office of the Secretary of State for Housing (1972-1974)
  • 1970: Deputy Chairman of the public planning office of the new town of Cergy-Pontoise

Other:

  • Vice-President of the Association Française des Banques (French Banking Association) (since February 2004)
  • Member of the Executive Committee of the Fédération Bancaire Française (French Banking Federation) (since February 2004)
  • Member of the Steering Committee of Paris Europlace
  • Member of the Institut International d'Etudes Bancaires
  • Member of the Advisory Council of the Institut de l'Entreprise (since January 1999)
  • Director of Dexia Banque Internationale à Luxembourg since 25 March 1997 and appointed Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors on 28 December 1999
  • Director of Dexia Banque Belgium (since March 2002)
  • Director of FSA (since July 2000)
  • Expert on the Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB)
  • Director of Compagnie Nationale Air France (since October 1997)
  • Director of Le Monde
  • Director of Crédit du Nord (since 22 February 2000)
  • Director of Generali France Holding (since June 2001)

Publications:

  • "Les communes françaises d'aujourd'hui", co-author: Michel Cotten, ("Que sais-je ?" collection, P.U.F., 1983)
  • "Le temps des Citoyens" ("Politique d'aujourd'hui" collection, P.U.F., 1995)
  • "Les citoyens au coeur de la décentralisation" (Editions de l'Aube, 2003)

Honours:

  • Officer of the Legion of Honour
  • Officer of the National Order of Merit
  • Commander of the Order of Leopold II

Education:

  • Graduate of the École Polytechnique
  • Civil engineering qualification from the 'Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées
  • Urban planning studies at the University of Pennsylvania (1966-1967)