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Credit Agricole Names Olivier Gavalda as Its New CEO
Published by Uma Rajagopal
Posted on December 18, 2024
1 min readLast updated: January 28, 2026
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Published by Uma Rajagopal
Posted on December 18, 2024
1 min readLast updated: January 28, 2026
Add as preferred source on GooglePARIS (Reuters) -Credit Agricole said on Tuesday it had appointed Olivier Gavalda as the French bank’s new CEO.
PARIS (Reuters) -Credit Agricole said on Tuesday it had appointed Olivier Gavalda as the French bank’s new CEO.
The 61-year-old is set to replace Philippe Brassac, 65, who has led the France’s second-biggest listed bank for the last decade and reached the age limit for holding the role.
Gavalda, who is currently one of Credit Agricole’s deputy CEOs, is set to formally take over as chief executive in May 2025 at the bank’s annual shareholder meeting, it said.
Under Brassac, Credit Agricole SA, the listed entity of the larger Credit Agricole Group, expanded its asset management and investment banking activities as well as its presence in Italy and its car-leasing services.
The French bank is now caught up in a shareholder battle with Italy’s UniCredit over smaller Italian lender Banco BPM.
(Reporting by Mathieu Rosemain, Editing by Dominique Vidalon and Alexander Smith)
Corporate governance refers to the systems, principles, and processes by which a company is directed and controlled. It encompasses the mechanisms through which stakeholders are protected and how the company is accountable.
Investment banking is a financial service that helps companies raise capital by underwriting and issuing securities. It also provides advisory services for mergers and acquisitions.
Asset management is the process of developing, operating, maintaining, and selling assets in a cost-effective manner. It involves managing investments on behalf of clients.
A shareholder battle occurs when there is a conflict among shareholders regarding the management or direction of a company, often leading to disputes over control and decision-making.
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