"She is not above ground": Who is Marguerite Bérard, the first Frenchman to run a large European bank?

Known for its pragmatism and its ability to forge consensus, the enarch settles at the helm of the Dutch bank ABN Amro. His appointment comes as the bank prepares for significant changes.

A rising figure in French finance, Marguerite Bérard, was officially appointed Wednesday to the general management of ABN Amro.

She was a major of the famous promotion of the ENA, the École nationale d'administration, named "Leopold Sédar Senghor", in front of a certain Emmanuel Macron. But especially in front of Nicolas Namias, current patron of the BPCE, or Sébastien Proto, ex-di... Read more about Elle.fr

"I am honoured to be entrusted with the responsibility of managing the bank in the years to come," said Ms. Bérard in a communiqué, at the end of the General Meeting of the Bank's shareholders, which was responsible for approving her arrival.

A French woman at the head of a large European bank: a historic turning point for the financial sector. Marguerite Bérard has just written a history page by becoming the first French woman to run a major banking institution in Europe. Appointed president of ABN AMRO, the Dutch bank, she succeeds a line of male leaders, thus marking a [...] The article Marguerite Bérard breaks the glass ceiling by taking the reins of ABN AMRO appeared first on Le…