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Valérie Baudson
- Member of Executive Committee of Crédit Agricole S.A., Chief Executive Officer of Amundi
Valérie Baudson is Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Crédit Agricole S.A. in charge of the asset management division and a member of the Executive Committee of Crédit Agricole SA since May 2021. In this capacity, she is Chief Executive Officer of Amundi.
Valérie began her career in 1995 at Banque Indosuez in the General Audit department. She then joined Crédit Agricole Cheuvreux, the European brokerage subsidiary of the Crédit Agricole Group, as General Secretary and then Marketing Director for Europe.
Valérie joined Amundi in 2007 to create the ETF, Index & Smart Beta business line. Amundi ETF is now the 5th largest player in Europe. She went on to become a member of the group's Executive Committee in 2013 and then a member of the Management Committee in 2016, when she was also appointed Managing Director of CPR AM, an active asset management company recognized for its thematic and ESG expertise. At the same time, Valerie took on the supervision of Amundi's subsidiaries in Germany and Spain.
In 2020, she also took charge of the division dedicated to the Amundi Group's retail and private banking clients worldwide.
She was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Amundi in May 2021, succeeding Yves Perrier.
Valérie is a member of the Board of Directors of CA Indosuez Wealth, a member of the Strategic Committee of the Association Française de la Gestion Financière (AFG) and President of Paris Europlace Investors' College, which recently published the report "Investing with Purpose and Responsibility".
She is a graduate of HEC Paris.
Linked Topics
7 April 2021
Amundi enters into exclusive negotiations for the acquisition of Lyxor
London, UK, 3 March 2020
CPR Asset Management launches “Social Impact” fund dedicated to tackling inequalities
Paris, France, 31 January 2019
CPR AM and CDP launch climate fund
Global equity fund with multi-sector approach targeting companies that best manage climate risks CPR AM will use CDP’s proprietary climate ratings and wider expertise completed by it [...]
United Kingdom, 9 March 2018
CPR Asset Management’s growth goes from strength to strength
International expansion driving progress
About Amundi
Amundi, the leading European asset manager, ranking among the top 10 global players[1], offers its 100 million clients - retail, institutional and corporate - a complete range of savings and investment solutions in active and passive management, in traditional or real assets.
With its six international investment hubs[2], financial and extra-financial research capabilities and long-standing commitment to responsible investment, Amundi is a key player in the asset management landscape.
Amundi clients benefit from the expertise and advice of 4,800 employees in more than 35 countries. A subsidiary of the Crédit Agricole group and listed on the stock exchange, Amundi currently manages more than €1.750 trillion of assets[3].
Amundi, a trusted partner, working every day in the interest of its clients and society
Footnotes
- Source: IPE “Top 500 Asset Managers” published in June 2020, based on assets under management as at 31/12/2019
- Boston, Dublin, London, Milan, Paris and Tokyo
- Amundi data as of 31/03/2021
