Michel Pébereau

Michel Pébereau (born 23 January 1942) is a French businessman and former chairman of BNP Paribas. He became chair after overseeing the merger of Banque Nationale de Paris and Banque Paribas in May 2000. He retired in 2011.

Early life and education He graduated from the École Polytechnique in 1965 and the École nationale d'administration in 1967.

Career Pébereau began his business career in 1967 at the Inspection générale des finances. Three years later he joined the French Treasury and held a variety of high-ranking positions. He led Banque Nationale de Paris for seven years leading up to its merger with Banque Paribas.

He is a member of the board of directors for various organizations internationally.