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OUR MANAGEMENT

The Executive Committee is responsible for the key activities and operations of BNP Paribas Wealth Management – including overseeing its strategy & planning, talent development with the aim of providing a long term banking relationship to meet our clients’ ever-evolving needs.

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OUR MANAGEMENT

Vincent Lecomte

Vincent Lecomte

Vincent Lecomte
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF BNP PARIBAS WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Career

Vincent Lecomte began his career working in various consulting firms. He joined the BNP Paribas Group in 1992 to develop the Securities Services business in France and then in Germany and helped to create BNP Paribas Securities Services. In 1999, he was appointed Chief Operating Officer of BNP Paribas Asset Management. He joined CortalConsors (now Consorsbank) in 2005 and became Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the business line as well as Chief Executive Officer of the activity in Germany in 2009.

In 2010, he joined BNP Paribas Wealth Management as Chief Operating Officer and became Co-Chief Executive Officer in 2011. He was appointed CEO in 2020.

Education

Vincent Lecomte is a graduate of ESCP.

Virginie Delaunay

Virginie Delaunay

Virginie Delaunay
DEPUTY CEO OF BNP PARIBAS WEALTH MANAGEMENT IN CHARGE OF CPBS MARKETS

Career

Virginie Delaunay began her career at the Treasury Department of the Ministry of Finance.

She joined the BNP Paribas Group in 2012 at ALMT and then took over the responsibility on European and later US regulatory issues for CIB. 

In 2019, she joined Banque Commerciale en France (BCEF) as Chief Financial Officer and then Director of the Greater Paris Region (East) of BCEF in charge of individual clients, private banking, professional, and entrepreneur clients. 

She was appointed Deputy CEO of BNP Paribas Wealth Management in charge of CPBS markets  (Commercial, Personal Banking & Services) in 2024.

Education

Virginie holds degrees from Sciences Po and ENA.

Rachida Tournier

Rachida Tournier

Rachida Tournier
DEPUTY CEO OF BNP PARIBAS WEALTH MANAGEMENT IN CHARGE OF THE SEGMENT ENTREPRENEURS & FAMILIES

Career

Rachida Tournier joined the BNP Paribas Group in 1999 and held several management positions, notably within Capital Markets, where she spent 10 years accompanying CIB and CPBS client companies within the EMEA region on their strategic financing. 

In 2022, Rachida became Head of Corporate Coverage at CIB for the EMEA region, where she developed the Group’s integrated model and reinforced the synergies with the different business lines. 

In 2024, Rachida Tournier was appointed Deputy CEO of BNP Paribas Wealth Management in charge of the Entrepreneurs & Families segment and responsible for the CIB - Wealth Management partnership. 

Education

Rachida holds a master’s degree in economics and administration from the Université Toulouse Capitole

Beat Bachmann

Beat Bachmann

Beat Bachmann
CEO OF BNP PARIBAS WEALTH MANAGEMENT SWITZERLAND & EMERGING MARKETS

Career

Beat Bachmann held several senior positions in wealth management at UBS for 16 years in Switzerland and Germany; then he was appointed Head of Global Financial Intermediaries.

Beat Bachmann joined the Group in 2022 as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BNP Paribas Wealth Management Switzerland & Emerging Markets.

Education

Beat holds a PhD in Organic Chemistry from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) and an MBA from INSEAD.

LUCA BONANSEA

Luca Bonansea

Luca Bonansea
HEAD OF BNL-BNP PARIBAS PRIVATE BANKING & WEALTH MANAGEMENT IN ITALY

Career

Luca Bonansea held several management positions at Intesa Bank before joining the BNL-BNP Paribas Group in 2009.  He held various positions within BNL’s Commercial Banking activity, including Director for the North-West region of Italy, Director of the Retail Banking Network, and finally Director of Commercial Banking for BNL-BNP Paribas.

He was appointed Head of BNL-BNP Paribas Private Banking & Wealth Management in 2022.

Education

Luca Bonansea holds a degree in Political Science from the University of Turin and a Master's degree in Management from HEC Paris.

Marguerite Burghardt

Marguerite Burghardt

Marguerite Burghardt
CHIEF CONDUCT OFFICER OF BNP PARIBAS WEALTH MANAGEMENT FOR GLOBAL ASIAN & INTERNATIONAL MARKETS

Career

Marguerite Burghardt joined the Group in 1993 in the former Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) where she held various positions. In 2014, she became Head of Trade Finance Services.

Since October 2018, Marguerite Burghardt has been Chief Conduct Officer of BNP Paribas Wealth Management for the Asian and International Markets. Her mission is to continue to develop an appropriate ethics framework and manage the implementation of relevant changes across all of Wealth Management’s entities, activities and functions in Asia, and in our international markets.   

Education

Marguerite is a graduate of ESCP and holds a Master's degree in Economics from Sciences-Po Paris.

Olivier Cazottes

Olivier Cazottes

Olivier Cazottes
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Career

Olivier Cazottes began his career at Société Générale. He joined BNP Paribas in 2004 in the Equity Derivatives division of Global Markets to take charge of the derivatives structuring activity, in Paris and then in London from 2006, covering mainly institutional clients and hedge funds. In 2012, he joined the Group's ALM Treasury team to take responsibility for ALMT oversight of Capital Markets. He was appointed CFO of ALM Treasury in 2017 and then took on an active role in the Group's financial management of the liquidity, capital and internal pricing aspects of the business lines.

Olivier Cazottes was appointed Chief Financial Officer of BNP Paribas Wealth Management in 2022 and supervises the Finance and ALM Treasury activities.

Education

Olivier Cazottes is a graduate of Ecole Polytechnique and ENSAE.

Christian Gibot

Pierre Ramadier

Pierre Ramadier
CEO OF BNP PARIBAS WEALTH MANAGEMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL MARKETS

Career

Pierre Ramadier began his career with the Group in 1986.

Then in 2000, he was responsible for setting up the Group’s first Private Banking “region”.

In 2006, he became Co-Head of BNL Private Banking in Italy, where he launched the new private banking business model.

In 2010, Pierre was appointed Head of International Retail Markets (Mediterranean Europe) to develop BNP Paribas Wealth Management's activities in Morocco, Turkey and Poland.

In 2016, he became Head of Bank of the West Wealth Management in the USA.

Pierre Ramadier was appointed Head of Entrepreneurs & Families in 2020.

Education

Pierre Ramadier has a DEA in tax law from Toulouse Capitole University.

 

Anne-Cécile Lugagne Delpon

Anne-Cécile Lugagne Delpon

Anne-Cécile Lugagne Delpon
HEAD OF INVESTMENT SERVICES

Career

Anne-Cécile began her career in the consulting sector. She joined the BNP Paribas Group in 2000 in the Advisory teams of BGL BNP Paribas in Luxembourg. From 2007 to 2012, she oversaw the Offering and COO (Chief Operating Officer) functions of BNP Paribas Wealth Management in China.

In 2012, she was appointed Deputy Head of Offering at BNP Paribas Banque Privée France, in charge of Advisory, Regulatory Projects and Digital Marketing. In 2017, she took over the global responsibility for Strategy, the CEO Office and Marketing for Wealth Management before heading up the Marketing, Communications & Sales Steering teams in 2020.

In 2023, Anne-Cécile Lugagne Delpon was appointed Head of Investment Services, which covers the entire range of BNP Paribas Wealth Management products and services in all geographies and for all client segments.

Education

Anne-Cécile Lugagne Delpon is a graduate of Sciences Po Bordeaux and HEC Paris.

Claire Maldera

Claire Maldera

Claire Maldera
HEAD OF HUMAN RESOURCES

Career

Claire Maldera began her career as a Legal Counsel. She joined the BNP Paribas Group in 1999 and moved in 2003 into Humans Resources for the Commercial Banking activities in France, Europe Mediterranean, Global Markets (CIB) and Personal Finance.

Claire Maldera was appointed Head of Human Resources at BNP Paribas Wealth Management in 2020.

Education

Claire Maldera is a graduate of Oxford Brookes University and the University of Kent and holds a degree in Corporate Legal Counsel (Diplôme de Juriste Conseil d’Entreprise).

Orla Mc Tiernan

Orla Mc Tiernan

Orla Mc Tiernan
HEAD OF MARKETING, COMMUNICATION & SALES STEERING

Career

Orla Mc Tiernan joined BNP Paribas in 2006 in the Group's Risk function where she held various positions including Deputy Head of Credit Risk Control from 2010 to 2014. In 2014, Orla was appointed Head of the Cash & Liquidity business line of BNP Paribas Securities Services (BP2S) before being appointed Chief Operating Officer of the BP2S ALMT team. In 2018, Orla was made Head of ALM Treasury at BNP Paribas Wealth Management for Global Asian & International Markets.

Orla Mc Tiernan was appointed Head of Marketing, Communication & Sales Steering in 2023.

Education

Orla Mc Tiernan is a graduate of the Dublin Business School and ESSEC Paris.

Sébastien Mespoulet

Sébastien Mespoulet

Sébastien Mespoulet
HEAD OF THE ENTREPRENEURS & FAMILIES OFFERING AND HEAD OF TRANSFORMATION FOR INVESTMENT SERVICES (IS)

Career

Sébastien Mespoulet joined the BNP Paribas Group in 1998. In 2003, he became Head of the Structured Products department. In 2004, he joined BNP Paribas Wealth Management and became Head of Products and Services for Asia (2007), Switzerland (2010), International Markets (2014) and then Global Asian & International Markets.

In 2023, Sébastien was appointed Head of Transformation projects and Head of the Entrepreneurs & Families offering within Investment Services.

Education

Sébastien Mespoulet is a graduate of Science Po and holds a Master’s degree in Risk Management and Financial Instruments from IAE Aix-en-Provence.

Nicolas Otton

Nicolas Otton

Nicolas Otton
HEAD OF BNP PARIBAS PRIVATE BANKING FRANCE

Career

Nicolas Otton joined BNP Paribas in 1998 in the North region of France to hold several positions in the Corporates division.

He held several positions of commercial and managerial responsibility within Commercial Banking in France (BCEF), including Director of the Champagne Ardennes Business Centre between 2009 and 2012.

He was appointed Director of the Paris Rive-Gauche branch group in 2012. Then in 2014, he became Head of the East Network. In 2016, he was appointed Director of the Northeast Network and then Director of the Ile de France East region in 2018.

Since July 2020, he has been Head of BNP Paribas Private Banking France.

Education

Nicolas Otton holds a DESS in Finance from Pantheon Assas (Paris II) University.

 Pierre Ramadier

Guillaume Brateau

Guillaume Brateau
CEO OF BNP PARIBAS WEALTH MANAGEMENT LUXEMBOURG

Career

Guillaume Brateau began his career in the Groupe Finindus in 1994 as an auditor, moving to Banque OBC (of the ABN Amro Group) in 1997 as a Head of Internal Control and Compliance, then in 2000 as COO / CFO. 

With Fortis France in 2005 he was COO / CFO and managing board member,

At the time of the merger between Fortis and BNP Paribas, Guillaume was the Head of French Banking Activities Integration.

In 2011 he was named Group Director, Head of Retail, SME, and Private Banking for BNP Paribas Banque Privée in Lyon, evolving to Banque Privée France Country Head of Sales Development for France in 2014.

 

Education

Guillaume degrees include Maîtrise des Sciences de Gestion - Université Paris IX Dauphine and DESS Audit Interne - IAE Aix en Provence.

Arnaud Tellier

Arnaud Tellier

Arnaud Tellier
CEO OF BNP PARIBAS WEALTH MANAGEMENT FOR ASIAN MARKETS

Career

Arnaud Tellier joined the BNP Paribas Group in 1989 to work in various management positions in Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) activities in Europe and then in Turkey. In 2013, he joined BNP Paribas Wealth Management in Singapore and became Head of Investment Services in 2015, then Head of Business in Singapore and Southeast Asia in 2018.

In 2019, he was appointed CEO of BNP Paribas Wealth Management for Asia-Pacific.

Education

Arnaud Tellier is a graduate of the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce et de Management – ESCEM.

Jérôme Tournigand

Jérôme Tournigand

Jérôme Tournigand
HEAD OF WEALTH MANAGEMENT FOR THE EUROPEAN MEDITERRANEAN, LUXEMBOURG DOMESTIC AND PRIVATE BANKING GERMANY MARKETS

Career

Jérôme Tournigand started his career at BNP Paribas in 1992. After a stint in the retail network and then at the Internal Audit (Inspection Générale) division, he joined Banque Privée France in 2002.

From 2005 to 2015, Jérôme Tournigand continued his career with Wealth Management in Luxembourg and became Director of Domestic Private Banking at BGL BNP Paribas.

In 2016, Jérôme Tournigand took responsibility for the coverage and coordination of BNP Paribas Wealth Management for the European Mediterranean markets (Turkey, Poland, Morocco) as well as for Luxembourg (domestic) and Private Banking in Germany.

Education

Jérôme Tournigand is a graduate of INSEEC Paris.

Stéphane Vermeire

Stéphane Vermeire

Stéphane Vermeire
GENERAL MANAGER OF BNP PARIBAS FORTIS PRIVATE BANKING & WEALTH MANAGEMENT BELGIUM

Career

Stephane Vermeire began his career at McKinsey & Company in 1994, before joining the Management Committee of Dexia Credit Local in Paris in 2009, where he oversaw the international development of the retail banking business.

Stéphane Vermeire joined BNP Paribas Fortis in 2013 and became head of Private Banking & Wealth Management in Belgium.

Education

Stéphane Vermeire holds an MBA in Finance from Northwestern- University – Kellogg School of Management. 

Pierre Vincent

Pierre Vincent

Pierre Vincent
CHIEF TRANSFORMATION OFFICER

Career

Pierre Vincent began his career at BNP Paribas in 1993 as IT Project Manager, before joining the Internal Audit (Inspection Générale) department and held various management positions within Global Markets IT & Operations.

In recent years, Pierre has led the Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB) platform in Lisbon dedicated to all CIB operations (Global Markets, Global Banking and BP2S). He has led successful change programmes, which have profoundly transformed CIB's IT and operations, across multiple locations in the Americas, Europe, and Asia.

Pierre Vincent was appointed Chief Transformation Officer (CTO) of BNP Paribas Wealth Management in 2023. As CTO, Pierre's mission is to lead the transformation of our processes, operations and IT systems. 

Education

Pierre holds a Master's degree in Computer Methods Applied to Business Management (MIAGE) from the University of Paris XI Orsay.

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