EDUCATION
Jean Lemierre graduated from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Paris) and the Ecole Nationale
d’Administration. He also holds a degree in Law.
CAREER
Jean Lemierre has a long and recognised career in international finance.
In the 1980s he held various posts within the French Tax Administration, including Head of Tax
Legislation and Director General of Taxes.
In May 1995, he was appointed Chief of Cabinet of the French Ministry of Economy and
Finances and become Head of Treasury in October later that year.
Before being appointed at the helm of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
in 2000, he was a member of the European Monetary Committee (1995-1998), President of the
European Economic and Financial Committee (1999-2000) and Chairman of the Paris Club
(1999-2000). He served as President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development until 2008.
En 2009, Jean Lemierre became a member of the International Advisory Council of the China
Investment Corporation (CIC) and the International Advisory Council of the China Development
Bank (CDB). He is member of the International Advisory Panel (IAP) for the Monetary Authority
of Singapore (MAS).
He was Senior Advisor to the Chairman of BNP Paribas between 1 September 2008 and 30
November 2014.
TODAY
On 1 December 2014, Jean Lemierre became Chairman of BNP Paribas.
He is also Chairman of the main French institute for research into international economics
(CEPII), a member of the Institute of International Finance (IIF) and in May 2016, he was
elected Member of the Board of Directors of TOTAL Energies.
