Jean Lemierre

Jean Lemierre
President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
In office July 2000 – July 2008
Preceded by	Horst Köhler
Succeeded by	Thomas Mirow
Personal details
Born	(1950-06-06) 6 June 1950 (age 74) Sainte-Adresse, France
Education	Sciences Po, ÉNA
Occupation	Chairman of BNP Paribas

Jean Lemierre (born 6 June 1950) is a French former public servant who was the president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development from 2000 to 2008. He is now chairman of BNP Paribas.^[1][2][3]

Career

Public sector

In 2000, Lemierre was elected as the new chief of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), succeeding Horst Köhler. During his time in office, he warned Russia to stop Yukos-style expropriations from spreading.^[4]

In 2004, the French government nominated Lemierre as candidate to head the International Monetary Fund (IMF); the post went to Rodrigo Rato instead.^[5] From 2005 until 2008, he served on the advisory board of the Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor.

Private sector

Following his departure from EBRD, Lemierre joined BNP Paribas as an adviser.

In 2011, Lemierre (alongside Charles Dallara) was co-head of the bondholders’ committee that renegotiated €200 billion of Greek bonds with the government in a high-stakes deal that staved off the country's collapse.^[6]

Lemierre was the bank's key negotiator in the record $8.9 billion fine it paid in 2014 for violating U.S. sanctions on Sudan, Libya and Cuba between 2002 and 2012.^[7] In 2014, he was appointed chairman of the board of directors.^[8]

Other activities

Government agencies

• Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Member of the International Advisory Panel^[9]

Corporate boards

• Türk Ekonomi Bankası (TBE), Member of the Board of Directors^[10]
• Total S.A., Independent Member of the Board of Directors^[11]
• China Investment Corporation (CIC), Member of the International Advisory Council
• China Development Bank (CDB), Member of the International Advisory Council

Non-profit organizations

• Institut de la Finance Durable (IFD), Member of the Board of Directors (since 2022)^[12]
• Atlantic Council, Member of the International Advisory Board^[13]
• Centre d'Etudes Prospectives et d'Informations Internationales (CEPII), Chairman
• European Financial Services Roundtable (EFR), Member^[14]
• French Association of Private Enterprises (AFEP), Member of the Board of Directors
• Institute of International Finance (IIF), Member of the Board^[15]
• Paris Europlace, Member of the Board of Directors^[16]
• Trilateral Commission, Member of the European Group^[17]

References

1. Arnold, Martin (2014-09-26). "Jean Lemierre has earned his place at the head of the BNP Paribas table - FT.com". Next.ft.com. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
2. "Jean Lemierre appointed BNP Paribas Group Chairman | Bank BNP Paribas". BNP Paribas. 2014-12-01. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
3. Jean Lemierre. "Jean Lemierre: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
4. James Kanter (March 12, 2005), Spotlight: Learning to mix money with morality New York Times.
5. Eric Pfanner (April 20, 2004), Way Clears for Spaniard to Lead I.M.F. New York Times.
6. Martin Arnold (September 26, 2014), Jean Lemierre has earned his place at the head of the BNP Paribas table Financial Times.
7. Stothard, Michael; Arnold, Martin (2015-02-15). "BNP Paribas made ethical and legal mistakes, says chairman". Financial Times. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
8. Natalie Huet (September 26, 2014), BNP Paribas board chooses Jean Lemierre as new chairman Reuters.
9. International Advisory Panel Monetary Authority of Singapore.
10. Board of Directors: Jean Lemierre BNP Paribas.
11. Board of Directors Total S.A.
12. Board of Directors Institut de la Finance Durable (IFD).
13. International Advisory Board Atlantic Council.
14. 2017 Annual Report European Financial Services Roundtable (EFR).
15. Board Institute of International Finance (IIF).
16. Board of Directors Archived 2018-09-24 at the Wayback Machine Paris Europlace.
17. Membership Archived 2020-02-26 at the Wayback Machine Trilateral Commission.