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The General Management and the Executive Committee

The General Management of BNP Paribas is composed of a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) plus two Chief Operating Officers (COO) and two Deputy Chief Operating Officers.

As Chief Executive Officer, Jean-Laurent Bonnafé bears responsibility for the management of the Group and, for this purpose, is invested with extensive powers. Accordingly, all operational activities and Group functions fall under his direct responsibility.

The Executive Committee brings together the General Management as well as 14 other members - Heads of businesses and central functions. They meet at least once a week.

Thierry Laborde
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Thierry Laborde

Chief Operating Officer, Commercial, Personal Banking & Services

Career

Thierry Laborde joined BNP in 1982. He has spent much of his career at French Retail Banking, with a four-year career at Inspection Générale, including two years as Chief Assignment Auditor. He headed up the offices of BNP Paribas in Alsace, then those in the south-east region, and from 2006 he was in charge of the Local Networks within French Retail Banking.
In 2008, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of BNP Paribas Personal Finance, then Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 2013. In 2011, he joined the BNP Paribas Group’s Executive Committee.
In 2015, he was appointed Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Head of Domestic Markets, which encompasses the retail banking networks in France, Italy, Belgium and Luxemburg, as well as the specialized businesses Arval, Leasing Solutions, Personal Investors and Nickel.
In 2021, Thierry Laborde is appointed Chief Operating Officer, Head of Commercial, Personal Banking & Services, which encompasses the retail banking networks in France, Italy, Belgium, Luxemburg and outside the Euro zone, as well as BNP Paribas Personal Finance, Arval, BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions, BNP Paribas Personal Investors and Nickel.

Education

Thierry Laborde is a graduate of Economic Sciences.