Macron names new chief of French public-sector lender CDC

Reuters

Published Nov 16, 2017 16:41

Macron names new chief of French public-sector lender CDC

PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron has chosen the former head of insurer Generali's French business, Eric Lombard, to lead public-sector lender Caisse des Depots (CDC), his office said on Thursday.

Lombard, a former advisor in Socialist governments in the 1990s, rose through the ranks of BNP Paribas (PA:BNPP) bank before taking the helm of the Italian insurer's French business in 2013.

His nomination must be confirmed in both houses of parliament.