Jean-Paul Chifflet Explained

Jean-Paul Chifflet
Birth Date:3 September 1949
Birth Place:Tournon-sur-Rhône, France
Death Place:Saint-Jean-de-Muzols, France
Nationality:French
Occupation:Banker
Known For:CEO of French: [[Crédit Agricole]]|italic=no
Children:2
Awards:Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur
National Order of Merit (France)
Order of Agricultural Merit

Jean-Paul Chifflet (3 September 1949 – 25 May 2017) was a French banker.[1] [2] He served as the chief executive officer of French: [[Crédit Agricole]]|italic=no.[1] [3]

Biography

Early life

Jean-Paul Chifflet was born in 1949 in Tournon-sur-Rhône, Ardèche, France.[2] [3] He grew up on a farm.[2] He failed his Baccalauréat twice and passed it the third time.[2] He graduated from the Institut des Hautes Finances de Paris.[1] He played rugby union for FC Tournon-Tain.[2]

Career

In 1973, at the age of twenty-four, he joined Crédit Agricole.[2] On 1 March 2010 he became its CEO, replacing Georges Pauget.[1] [2] As a result, he also became Chairman of Amundi and Pacifica.[1]

Chifflet died on 25 May 2017 when he fell from his self-propelled tractor while mowing his lawn.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=9980399&ticker=ACA:FP&previousCapId=199526&previousTitle=BANCO%20BILBAO%20VIZCAYA%20ARGENTA Bloomberg BusinessWeek
  2. http://www.capital.fr/enquetes/hommes-et-affaires/les-petits-secrets-du-nouveau-directeur-du-credit-agricole-jean-paul-chifflet-498368 Les petits secrets du nouveau directeur du Crédit agricole Jean-Paul Chifflet
  3. Web site: Crédit Agricole Board of Directors . 2013-02-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130604013052/http://www.credit-agricole.com/en/Investor-and-shareholder/Corporate-governance/Executive-committee/Chifflet-Jean-Paul . 2013-06-04 . dead .
  4. News: Jean-Paul Chifflet, ancien directeur général du Crédit agricole, est décédé . French . Les Echos . 2017-05-25.
  5. News: Crédit Agricole: décès de Jean-Paul Chifflet . French . L'Express . 2017-05-26.