Advisor to the Chairman of BNP Paribas

Jean Lemierre took office as Advisor to the Chairman of BNP Paribas in 2008.

Chairman of the French Center for Research Studies on the World Economy (CEPII).

He is currently the Chairman of the Centre d'Etudes Prospectives et d'Informations Internationales-CEPII (the French center for research and studies on the world economy).

In 2009, Jean became a member of both the International Advisory Council of the China Investment Corporation-CIC and the International Advisory Council of the China Development Bank-CDB.

He is currently Member of the Institute of International Finance (IIF).

Mr. Lemierre has had a long and distinguished career in international finance. From 2000 to 2008, Jean was the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Prior to that, Jean was Head of the French Private Office of the Minister of Economy and Finance and Director of France's Treasury.

He served as a member of the European Monetary Committee and, prior to taking up his position at the EBRD, was Chairman of the European Economic and Financial Committee and Chairman of the Paris Club. Previously he had served as Head of France's Internal Revenue Service, and Head of the Tax Policy Administration.

Mr. Lemierre attended the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris. He earned a degree in law and is a graduate from the Ecole Nationale d'Administration.