Georges Pauget

Georges Pauget (born 1947) was the CEO of Crédit Agricole and LCL S.A. from 2005 to 2010.[1]

Georges Pauget
Born (1947-06-07) 7 June 1947
Rumilly, France
NationalityFrench
EducationUniversity of Lyon
University of Bordeaux
OccupationBanker
Known forCEO of Crédit Agricole (2005-2010)

Biography

Pauget was born in Rumilly, Haute-Savoie in 1947.[2][3] He received an M.A. in Economics from the University of Lyon and a Ph.D. in 1975 from the University of Bordeaux.[1]

He has been Chairman of Union des Assurances Fédérales, TLJ SAS, Uni-Editions, CEDICAM, and SERVICAM.[1]

He started working for the Crédit Agricole in 1973.[4] He worked both in the provinces and in Paris.[5] In 2005 he became the CEO of Crédit Agricole and LCL S.A..[1] He also became the Chairman of Calyon in 2007.[4]

In 2008 he became the Chairman of the French Banking Federation.[1] He also represents permanently Crédit Lyonnais for the Fondation de France and Crédit Agricole SA on the Supervisory Board of Fonds de Garantie des Depôts.[1] He has been decorated Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur.[4]

In January 2009, he was publicly reluctant to relinquish his bonuses.[2] In December 2009, he published a book about the financial crisis, Faut-il brûler les banquiers?. He blames the crunch on the Clinton administration, banking regulators and overseers, central banks, and financial markets.[6] He will step down as CEO in February 2010.[7]

Bibliography
  • Faut-il brûler les banquiers? (2009)
  • Banque: Le grand saut? (2012)
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References
  1. Valeo
  2. Challenges
  3. l'expansion
  4. CA Finance
  5. "Calyon". Archived from the original on 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
  6. Le Figaro
  7. WSJ
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