Jean Lemierre

Jean Lemierre (born 6 June 1950) is a French former public servant who was the president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development from 2000 to 2008. He is now chairman of BNP Paribas.^[1][2][3]

Jean Lemierre
President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
In office July 2000 – July 2008
Preceded by	Horst Köhler
Succeeded by	Thomas Mirow
Personal details
Born	(1950-06-06) 6 June 1950 (age 75) Sainte-Adresse, France
Education	Sciences Po, ÉNA
Occupation	Chairman of BNP Paribas

Career

Public sector

In 2000, Lemierre was elected as the new chief of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), succeeding Horst Köhler. During his time in office, he warned Russia to stop Yukos-style expropriations from spreading.^[4]

In 2004, the French government nominated Lemierre as candidate to head the International Monetary Fund (IMF); the post went to Rodrigo Rato instead.^[5] From 2005 until 2008, he served on the advisory board of the Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor.

Private sector

Following his departure from EBRD, Lemierre joined BNP Paribas as an adviser.

In 2011, Lemierre (alongside Charles Dallara) was co-head of the bondholders’ committee that renegotiated €200 billion of Greek bonds with the government in a high-stakes deal that staved off the country's collapse.^[6]

Lemierre was the bank's key negotiator in the record $8.9 billion fine it paid in 2014 for violating U.S. sanctions on Sudan, Libya and Cuba between 2002 and 2012.^[7] In 2014, he was appointed chairman of the board of directors.^[8]

Other activities

Government agencies

• Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Member of the International Advisory Panel^[9]

Corporate boards

• Türk Ekonomi Bankası (TBE), Member of the Board of Directors^[10]
• Total S.A., Independent Member of the Board of Directors^[11]
• China Investment Corporation (CIC), Member of the International Advisory Council
• China Development Bank (CDB), Member of the International Advisory Council

Non-profit organizations

• Institut de la Finance Durable (IFD), Member of the Board of Directors (since 2022)^[12]
• Atlantic Council, Member of the International Advisory Board^[13]
• Centre d'Etudes Prospectives et d'Informations Internationales (CEPII), Chairman
• European Financial Services Roundtable (EFR), Member^[14]
• French Association of Private Enterprises (AFEP), Member of the Board of Directors
• Institute of International Finance (IIF), Member of the Board^[15]
• Paris Europlace, Member of the Board of Directors^[16]
• Trilateral Commission, Member of the European Group^[17]