Arnaud Jacquemin appointed Head of Societe Generale Securities Services

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Alexandre Maymat is appointed Head of Group Inspection & Audit, effective July 1, 2023, succeeding Pascal Augé who has decided to leave the Group in the near future to develop a personal project. Alexandre Maymat will report to Slawomir Krupa. 

David Abitbol is appointed Head of Global Transaction & Payment Services, effective July 1, 2023, replacing Alexandre Maymat. 

Arnaud Jacquemin is appointed Head of Securities Services, replacing David Abitbol. His starting date will be announced later, once the European Central Bank has approved his successor as CEO of Societe Generale Luxembourg.

Both will report to Anne-Christine Champion and Alexandre Fleury, co-heads of Global Banking and Investor Solutions. Alexandre Maymat, David Abitbol and Arnaud Jacquemin will remain members of the Group Management Committee.

Slawomir Krupa, Chief Executive Officer of Societe Generale, commented:

I would like to warmly thank Pascal Augé for his commitment to the Group's interests over nearly 40 years and the excellence he has brought to the General Inspection. I am happy to appoint Alexandre Maymat at the head of our core Group General Inspection & Audit body. His 22 years of experience in various entities within the Group, his leadership and integrity will be instrumental to further enforce the highest standards of performance and risk management across the Group. I also congratulate David Abitbol and Arnaud Jacquemin for their appointment. In the Group for more than 30 years, David has acquired a deep knowledge of our customers, activities and operations worldwide, which will be key assets in pursuing the development of our Global Transaction Banking and Payment Services franchise. As for Arnaud, his diverse experiences within the Group, both in client activities and in central and control functions, will enable him to continue SGSS’ ambitious roadmap, aiming in particular at pursuing its transformation and diversifying the client franchise.

Biographies

Alexandre Maymat has been Head of Global Transaction & Payment Services since September 2019. Alexandre began his career in the French Ministry of the Economy and Finance in 1992, and then worked at the European Union. He joined Societe Generale group in 2001 in the General Inspection department, then moved to the French retail banking division heading the Corporate Business Centre of the Regional Directorate of Paris Bourse in 2004, then becoming in 2006 as Regional Head for Franche-Comté. In 2009, he became Director and CEO of Société Générale de Banques au Cameroun. In 2012, Alexandre Maymat was appointed Deputy Head of International Retail Banking before becoming Head of International Retail Banking for Africa, the Mediterranean Basin & Overseas in 2013.
Alexandre Maymat is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique and the École Nationale de Statistiques et d'Administration Économique.

David Abitbol has been Head of Societe Generale Securities Services since January 2019. David joined Societe Generale in 1992 within the Group Finance division as an Actuary before taking up the role as Head of Financial Studies and Funding Operations within the Asset and Liability Management department. In 1997, he moved to Operations in Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking (SG CIB) as Project Director for Interest Rate Derivatives and the Futures and Money Market activities. In 2000, David joined the Capital Market Fixed Income Business Line as Programme Director, where among others, he was the Bank’s representative for the SwapClear project which established the world’s first OTC clearing service with London Clearing House. In 2004, David moved back to Operations where he held various management positions and became Global Head of Operations of SG CIB in early 2010. He was appointed Chief Operating Officer for Societe Generale Asia Pacific and Chief Executive of Societe Generale Hong Kong Branch in March 2014.
David Abitbol has a master’s degree in Mathematics and Finance from Paris-Dauphine University and the Strasbourg University Degree of Actuary.

Arnaud Jacquemin has been Group Country Head for Luxembourg and CEO of Societe Generale Luxembourg since 2018. Arnaud Jacquemin joined Societe Generale Group in 1993 within the corporate and investment bank, where he worked in a number of positions both in France and the USA, notably in project finance then as head of strategy for SG CIB. In 2003, he joined the Finance and Development division as Deputy Head, then Head of Financial Management. In 2008, he was appointed Group Deputy Chief Financial Officer. In 2012 he joined the Risk division as Deputy Chief Risk Officer. He was appointed Group Deputy General Secretary in 2015, notably heading the transformation of the Compliance division, and Deputy Head of Group Compliance in 2017. In June 2018, he became Group Country Head for Luxembourg and CEO of Societe Generale Luxembourg, which conducts all Group businesses in Luxembourg.
Arnaud Jacquemin is a graduate of the École polytechnique and the Ecole nationale des ponts et chaussées.