The Board of Directors of CACEIS held the 14th of May 2025 has appointed Jean-François Balaÿ, Chief Executive Officer of Crédit Agricole CIB since the 6th of May 2025, as Chairman of the Board of CACEIS, whose Chief Executive Officer is Jean-Pierre Michalowski. Jean-François Balaÿ takes over from Xavier Musca.
Jean-François Balaÿ started his career in 1989 at Crédit Lyonnais in the Corporate Banking Markets and held several managerial positions in London, Paris and Asia. In 2001, he joined Crédit Lyonnais in the Loan Syndication business line, first as Head of Origination for Europe, then for Western Europe within Calyon from 2004. In 2006, he was appointed Deputy Head of Syndication for the EMEA region. In 2009, he became Global Head of Loan Syndication at Crédit Agricole CIB. In 2012, he was appointed Head of Debt Optimisation and Distribution. In 2016, he became Head of Risk and Permanent Control. He was appointed Deputy General Manager of Crédit Agricole CIB in 2018 and Deputy CEO of Crédit Agricole CIB in 2021.
Aged 59, Jean-François Balaÿ holds a Master’s degree in Economics and Management and a Master’s degree in Banking and Finance from Lyon II Lumière University.