Étienne Pflimlin

Étienne Pflimlin
Born October 16, 1941
Thonon-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie, France
Alma mater École Polytechnique
Sciences Po
École nationale d'administration
Occupation Banker
Children 2
Parent(s) Pierre Pflimlin
Relatives Bertrand-Louis Pflimlin (paternal cousin)
Rémy Pflimlin (paternal cousin)

Étienne Pflimlin (born October 16, 1941) is a French high-ranking civil servant and banker. He served as the CEO of the Crédit Mutuel from 1987 to 2010.

Early life

Étienne Pflimlin was born on October 16, 1941 in Thonon-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie, France.[1] His father, Pierre Pflimlin, was a politician.[2]

Pflimlin graduated from the École Polytechnique, Sciences Po and the École nationale d'administration (ENA).[1]

Career

Pflimlin started his career as a high-ranking civil servant.[2] He worked for Prime Minister Pierre Messmer in 1973 and Culture Minister Michel d'Ornano in 1977.[2] He subsequently worked for the Court of Audit.[2]

Pflimlin joined the Crédit Mutuel, a French mutual bank, in 1984.[2] He succeeded Théo Braun as its CEO in 1987, retiring in 2010.[1][2][3] He argued that shareholders were a critical part of mutual banking, and that the industry would be over if shareholders stopped being engaged.[4] He earned 630,141 Euros in 2010, 600,000 of which was his net salary.[5] He was succeeded by Michel Lucas.[1]

Pflimlin was elected to the board of the International Co-operative Alliance in 1994.[6] He has served on the board of directors of FIMALAC, a credit rating and risk assessment company, since 2006.[7] Pflimlin first met Ladreit as a student at the ENA.[8]

Pflimlin became a Commander of the Legion of Honour in 2012.[9]

Personal life

Pflimlin is married to Sophie, an editor, and he has two children, Edouard and Thomas.[1][2] He resides in Strasbourg with his family.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Crédit Mutuel: Pflimlin démissionne". Le Figaro. September 6, 2010. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Payot, Marianne (December 18, 2003). "Sérieux et fantaisie". L'Express. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  3. ↑ Michel, Anne (July 7, 2010). "Au Crédit mutuel, le départ d'Etienne Pflimlin laisse la voie libre à Michel Lucas". Le Monde. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  4. ↑ Caire, Gilles; Nivoix, Sophie (2012). "La démocratie sociétariale « vue d'en bas » Observations sur des assemblées générales locales de banques coopératives". Revue française de gestion. 1: 17–30. Retrieved December 5, 2016 – via Cairn.info. (registration required (help)).
  5. ↑ Cartier, Jean-Baptiste (2012). "Entre opposition fondamentale et convergence contrainte, quel avenir pour la banque mutualiste face à la banque SA ?". La Revue des Sciences de Gestion. 3: 145–151. doi:10.3917/rsg.255.0145. Retrieved December 5, 2016 – via Cairn.info. (registration required (help)).
  6. ↑ Moulévrier, Pascale (2003). "Le Crédit mutuel". Actes de la recherche en sciences sociales. 1: 93–104. doi:10.3917/arss.146.0093. Retrieved December 5, 2016 – via Cairn.info. (registration required (help)).
  7. ↑ "BOARD OF DIRECTORS". FIMALAC. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  8. ↑ Coignard, Sophie; Guichard, Marie-Thérèse (2010). French Connections: Networks of Influence. New York: Algora. p. 94. ISBN 9781892941022. OCLC 42842313.
  9. ↑ "Légion d'honneur : 15 promus dans le Bas-Rhin". L'Alsace. January 4, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
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