Jean-Laurent Bonnafé

Education

Jean-Laurent Bonnafé studied at two French universities, Ecole Polytechnique and Ecole des Mines, from where he graduated in engineering.

Civil Service Career

Following his education, Mr Bonnafé joined the French civil service and worked firstly as a Senior Officer in the French Ministry of Industry and subsequently as Technical Advisor to the Minister at the French Ministry of Trade and Industry.

Banking Career

Jean-Laurent Bonnafé joined BNP as a Senior Investment Banker in 1994 and in 1997 was appointed Head of Strategy and Development. Mr Bonnafé led the post-merger and integration organisation for BNP Paribas following the merger with Paribas in 2000.

Jean-Laurent Bonnafé was made a member of the BNP Paribas Executive Committee in 2002 and at the same time was appointed Head of French Retail Banking for the Group. He was appointed Managing Director of BNL in 2006 following the merger with the BNP Paribas Group. In 2008, he was made Chief Operating Officer for BNP Paribas and appointed Head of the Group’s Retail Banking activities.

Jean-Laurent Bonnafé was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Fortis Bank on 14 May 2009, until 1st February 2011 to ensure the integration process between BNP Paribas and Fortis.

Present

At the Annual General Meeting held on 12 May 2010, Jean-Laurent Bonnafé was elected a Member of the Board of Directors of the BNP Paribas Group. Furthermore, he is a Director of BNP Paribas Personal Finance, BNL, BNP Paribas Fortis and Carrefour.

Jean-Laurent Bonnafé was appointed as Chief Executive Officer on 1st December 2011 by the Board of Directors.

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