The next boss of BPCE Nicolas Namias, who takes office on Saturday, congratulated AFP on arriving at the helm of a solid group and leaves his place Stphanie Paix at the head of Natixis, the bank of financing and investment by BPCE.
The group is doing well, the group is solid, assured Nicolas Namias two days after he took office as chairman of the management board of the French mutual banking group, which notably brings together the Caisse d’Epargne and Banque Populaire retail networks.
The banking group also announced on Thursday the name of its replacement at the head of Natixis: it is Stphanie Paix, a pure product of BPCE, who has worked for several regional funds, corporate cash management professions and recently the risk department. .
Natixis’ businesses have an essential role to play for the group’s future, in particular through the international diversification they bring, stressed Stphanie Paix, quoted in a press release.
Deputy Managing Director responsible for risks since the beginning of the year, between 2018 and 2021 she was in charge of inspection, the centerpiece of banking groups as guardian of internal audit.
Stphanie Paix has an intimate knowledge of all of Natixis’ businesses, underlined Nicolas Namias, who becomes, as usual, Chairman of the Natixis Board of Directors.
The governance of the BPCE group was turned upside down after the surprise announcement on September 17 of the departure of Laurent Mignon as chairman of the investment company Wendel.
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BPCE is also in the race to achieve record revenue and profit this year.
The bank announced on the occasion of the publication of its results on November 9 a net profit of 3.4 billion euros (+6.9%) over the first nine months of the year, not far from the record of 4 billion euros. euros released in 2021.
However, it will be necessary to manage the context of market volatility, and support customers accordingly, despite the uncertainty, says Nicolas Namias.