François is a former BNP Paribas executive with 37 years of experience the US, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and China, including 25+ years as a team leader. In the US he developed an investment banking franchise positioning BNPP as the premier foreign bank in the Southwest Region. In France he implemented a restructuring and development plan for the 50-branch network and in Europe he managed corporate teams across 15 countries. In Australia-New Zealand he renovated and boosted the historical franchise of BNPP to become leader in Acquisition Finance, Syndicated loans and Securities Services. Finally in China he created and developed the 100%-owned subsidiary BNP Paribas (China) Ltd with a capital base of RMB 4bn, developed a profitable corporate and investment banking franchise making BNPP the top Euro-zone bank and top French bank in China with a staff of more than 500. He was able to obtain the best possible rating with the local regulator and an AA+ rating by S&P for the subsidiary. He has been successively CEO and Chairman of BNPP (China) Ltd headquartered in Shanghai with branches in Beijing, Guangzhou and Tianjin.

Since 2012, François has created and developed an executive coaching activity, assisting senior executives on reviewing their strategy, asserting their leadership and improving certain functions within their company, with a particular focus on accompanying executives taking a new position or expanding responsibilities. He is passionate about coaching top talent to grow in multicultural contexts and firmly believes that leaders and managers cannot excel over the long term without asserting their self-confidence.