Franck Petitgas

Franck Robert Marie Petitgas, Baron Petitgas

Career Petitgas worked at S. G. Warburg & Co. from 1986 before joining the investment bank Morgan Stanley in 1993. He was appointed a co-head of European banking in 2005, and became the firm's head of investment banking in 2007 and head of international in 2018.

Petitgas served as a member of the board of trustees of Tate from 2008 to 2016, and was the chairman of the Tate Foundation from 2011 to 2021. Petitgas has donated £35,000 to the Conservative Party .

With his wife Amanda, Petitgas owns the historic manor of Bosham in West Sussex, comprising of Chichester Harbour and its moorings.

Honours Petitgas was appointed a knight of the Legion of Honour in France's 2012 New Year honours. Nominated by Sunak for a life peerage, he was created Baron Petitgas, of Bosham in the County of West Sussex, on 7 March 2024. He sits on the Conservative benches in the House of Lords.

Personal life Petitgas was formerly married to Catherine Petitgas , They married in 1985 and have a son.