Jean-Paul Chifflet

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Jean-Paul Chifflet
Born(1949-09-03)3 September 1949
Died25 May 2017(2017-05-25) (aged 67)
NationalityFrench
OccupationBanker
Known forCEO of Crédit Agricole
Children2
AwardsChevalier 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 Crédit Agricole.[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]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Bloomberg BusinessWeek[dead link]
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Les petits secrets du nouveau directeur du Crédit agricole Jean-Paul Chifflet, Capital, 04/05/2010
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Crédit Agricole Board of Directors". Archived from the original on 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
  4. "Jean-Paul Chifflet, ancien directeur général du Crédit agricole, est décédé" (in French). Les Echos. 2017-05-25.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  5. "Crédit Agricole: décès de Jean-Paul Chifflet" (in French). L'Express. 2017-05-26.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)