With a 14% increase in new business and a 14.5% rise in earnings* (+ 18 % on a like-for-like basis), 2004 saw Cetelem combining development with profitability. As a result, this was Cetelem’s most successful year since BNP Paribas was…

Laurent Chouraki, 47 years old, is appointed Chairman and Chief Executive of UCB, subsidiary of BNP Paribas Group specialising in mortgages for individuals. He succeeds Didier Chappet who is joining the management team of the retail banking operations in France….

Sustained growth in business Net banking income: 18,823 million euros (+ 5.0%) Fresh rise in profitability Net income group share: 4,668 million euros (+ 24.1%) After-tax ROE: 16.8% (+ 2.5 pts) Earnings per share: 5.55 euros (+ 28.8%)Dividend increased from…

The Euromoney global ranking of private banks, officially published in London on 25 January, confirms BNP Paribas Private Banking’s position among the world’s top private banks. It is #4 in Europe, behind UBS, Crédit Suisse, and HSBC, and it is…

Cetelem, the consumer finance subsidiary of BNP Paribas, terminates its planned acquisition of a 50% stake in the company that controls Russian Standard Bank, which was announced on July 27, 2004. This is due to Mr Tariko and his group…

Cetelem’s 2003 Activity Report won not only the corporate prize, but also-and most importantly the Grand Prize, all categories combined, in the yearly corporate publications competition organized by France’s Union of Corporate Newspapers and Journalists (UJJEF). This year, nearly 200…

The Chairman of BNP Paribas has been elected President of the European Banking Federation (FBE) for a two-year term. He succeeds Maurizio Sella, President of the Italian Banking Association. At the same time, Hein Blocks, Managing Director of the Netherlands…

Since it signed the Global Pact of the United Nations in 2002, AGF has been actively encouraging its suppliers, in turn, to adopt this agreement. In this way, Arval PHH, specialist in Operational Leasing and management of multibrand corporate vehicles,…

François-Xavier Castille has been appointed Managing Director of Arval Portugal. With a degree from the Higher Institute of Management (ISG), François-Xavier Castille, 36, joined Arval in 2000 as Manager of Strategic Accounts. In October 2002, he became Managing Director of…

François-Xavier Castille est nommé au poste de Directeur Général d’Arval Portugal. Diplômé de l’Institut Supérieur de Gestion, François-Xavier Castille, 36 ans, rejoint Arval en 2000 en tant que Directeur des Grands Comptes Dédiés. En Octobre 2002, il accède à la…