Governance

Prior of being appointed CEO of CACEIS, Jean-Pierre Michalowski was Senior Country Officer of Singapore at Crédit Agricole CIB since 2017. He began his banking career holding several front/middle/back office positions with Meeschaert Rousselle in 1988, Banque Indosuez in 1989, and CIMO in 1990. Then, he joined Credit Lyonnais Rouse in 1992 as Head of Control and Treasury. In 1997, he became Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Crédit Lyonnais Asset Management (CLAM) and a member of its Executive Committee.

In 2003, he joined the Executive Committee of Credit Agricole Asset Management (CAAM) and became CEO of CAIS Fastnet. In 2005, he played a role in the creation of CACEIS, where he was CEO of CACEIS Fastnet (2005), CEO of CACEIS Bank (2007) and Deputy CEO of CACEIS Group (2010).

Jean-Pierre Michalowski is a recent graduate of the Singapore Institute of Directors.

Frédéric Coudreau began his career in 1992 at Crédit Lyonnais, where he held various project management positions and was responsible for the back offices of the market activities. In 2001, he became Head of Organisation and IT for the Treasury, Foreign Exchange and Bonds activities.

From 2004 to 2005, he was Head of Calyon's Treasury Operations Department, and from 2005 to 2007, he was in charge of the back offices and IT for international capital markets. In 2007, he was appointed Head of Capital Markets Operations, and in 2012, Global Head of Operations at Crédit Agricole CIB. Since 2015, Frédéric Coudreau has been Head of Information Systems at Crédit Agricole CIB.

Frédéric Coudreau holds a postgraduate degree in Statistics and Computer Science from the University of Paris II.

Philippe Renard was appointed Deputy CEO of CACEIS, in charge of Support Functions, on October 10th 2023. Until that, he had been CEO of RBC Investor Services Bank in Europe. Based in Luxembourg, he chaired the Investor Services Bank Executive Committee and the Continental Europe & Offshore Operating Committee. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of RBC Investor Services Bank S.A. and a member of the Operating Committee of RBC Investor Services (RBC IS).

Philippe has been in business for 30 years and acquired first experience as operation/production manager in manufacturing industry during several years before joining the bank industry in 2000. Prior joining RBC, he worked in many capacities for BNP Benelux including Director Projects & Process Custody Business, Director Sub Custody Network management.

He holds an Honours BSc in Chemical Engineering from Liège University, Belgium.

Carlos Rodríguez de Robles was appointed Deputy CEO of CACEIS on February 11th 2020. Until that, he had been CEO of Santander Securities Services since July 2014.

Carlos was Head of Transaction Banking from 2013 to 2014 and from 2007 to 2009. He was member of the Executive Committee of Santander Global Banking and Markets (SGBM) from 2004 to 2014.
In 2009 he moved to Banco Santander Mexico as Deputy General Manager, member of the Board, and Head of Global Banking and Markets.
Carlos joined Santander in 2004 as head of Business Development and Financial Control of SGBM.
Prior to Santander, Carlos worked as a senior consultant at Mckinsey (2001-2004), working with financial institutions and telecom clients. From 1996 to 1999, he worked at Cemex in Spain and Egypt where he was Head of Capital Markets. He started his career and at Hambros Bank in 1995 in London as an executive in the Investment Banking division.

Carlos received his MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH, USA) and got a Bachelor in Economics and Business studies from Universidad Complutense in Madrid, Spain.

Carlos is married with Lola and they are parents of nine.

CACEIS's Deputy General Manager, Joseph Saliba joined Sabre in 1989, the world’s leader in providing management consulting, technology and travel information to the airline industry. He managed Sabre’s operations in France, the UK and internationally.

In 1999, he became President of Sabre’s management consulting and technology business unit, a billion dollar operation based in Dallas, Texas. In 2001, he joined CGI, a global provider of IT and BPO services, At CGI, he held several executive positions including: President - Europe and Asia Pacific, President - USA and India, and President - Business Process Services. Joseph Saliba was appointed Deputy General Manager of CACEIS, in charge of Coverage.

Joseph Saliba holds a Bachelor of Computer Sciences and Mathematics from Sherbrooke University in Sherbrooke, Québec.

David Bellaiche began his career at SunGard in 1997. He then joined CLAM (now Amundi) in 2000 as Head of IT development for asset management, leading several major investment systems programs before moving into portfolio management within the same organisation. He joined TOBAM in 2006 as a quantitative portfolio manager, and was later appointed Deputy CEO (COO & CFO), a role he held for 17 years, combining executive management with responsibility for portfolio management. He joined Murex in 2023 as Head of the Buy-Side Business Line, responsible for product strategy and go-to-market for front-to-back solutions.

In February 2026, he joined CACEIS as Global Head of Products and Innovation.

David Bellaiche holds an engineering degree at ENAC.

Saïd BOUAZIZ is Global Head of Risk & Permanent Controls at CACEIS.

He began his career in 2000 at Mazars as a Financial Auditor for large corporates, before joining Dexia Group in 2006, where he contributed to the Basel II project and later headed Regulatory Calculation Methodologies and Group ALM Risk.

In 2013, he joined the clearing house LCH SA, where he held several senior risk management roles covering collateral, liquidity, investment, counterparty, financial and operational risks until 2019.

Saïd BOUAZIZ joined CACEIS in 2019 to develop execution, clearing and brokerage risk management. Since 2022, he has also led the development of the digital assets risk framework, before being appointed Head of Enterprise Risk Management.

He holds a Master’s degree in Physics from Paris-Saclay University and has over 25 years’ experience in risk management within major international groups.

Bruno Bourbonnaud is Global Head of Market Solutions. He started his banking career in 1989 with Credit Lyonnais. Having held several positions in Corporate development, he joined the Financial Institution Division and was in charge of commercial banking activity for Financial Institutions (FI) in France.

In 2015, he was appointed Global Head of FI sector within the International Trade & Transaction Banking business line of Crédit Agricole CIB. He joined CACEIS in May 2018 to take global responsibility for PERES, and was Global Head of Business Development from 2021 to 2023.

Bruno BOURBONNAUD is graduate of Economics, holds a degree of French High Banking Studies, he is also Graduate in further accounting studies.

Philippe Bourgues began his career as a consultant with Marine Consulting in 1995. He joined Banque CPR as Front Office and Risks Project Manager in 1998. In 2001, he became Manager of IT Development and Project Ownership for CPR Asset Management. In 2005, he was promoted to Operations Manager and became a member of CPR Asset Management’s Executive Committee. In 2012, he joined CACEIS Fund Administration as Head of Front Office Solutions and member of the Management Committee. In 2014, he was appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer for CACEIS Bank France and CACEIS Fund Administration. In 2017, he becomes Managing Director for CACEIS Bank, Luxembourg Branch. In 2026, he is appointed Global Head PERES Operations and joins the Executive Committee of CACEIS.

Philippe Bourgues holds a degree from the engineering school ISEP (Avionics and Large Projects option).

Vanessa Bouthinon-Dumas joined the CACEIS Group in 2008, until 2014 as Head of Legal for the Corporate Secretary of CACEIS Bank Luxembourg and, then as Group Head of Corporate Secretary in Paris. In this capacity, she was notably in charge of the Group's governance and of the management of various external growth projects, as well as of legal restructuring projects, in France and abroad. She also acted as Secretary of the CACEIS Board of Directors. Since October 2021, she has been exercising the functions of Global Head of Legal.

Vanessa started her career as a lawyer with the law firm Dubarry Le Douarin Veil. Vanessa earned a doctorate in private law and wrote her doctoral thesis on banking law. She was granted admission to the Paris Bar, obtained a postgraduate degree (Master 2) in business law from the University of Paris II Panthéon Assas and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of Potsdam.

Chief Human Resources Officer, Carine Echelard began her career in 1987 in the Futures back office of Caisse de Gestion Mobilière. In 1989, she became head of the “institutional and non-resident clients” back-office at Nivard Flornoy, a brokerage firm owned by JP Morgan SA. She joined Credit Lyonnais in 1991 as a researcher on the bond market. In 1995, she became head of fund administration at Credit Lyonnais Asset Management.

From 2004 to 2010, she held the position of deputy Managing Director at RBC Dexia Investor Services in France. She joined CACEIS in 2010 as deputy Managing Director of CACEIS Bank France and CACEIS Fund Administration in France. In April 2014, she was appointed Managing Director of CACEIS Bank France and CACEIS Fund Administration and is a member of the CACEIS group’s executive committee. In November 2016, she becomes Managing Director in France. In September 2023, she is appointed Chief Human Resources Officer.

Carine Echelard graduated from the Institut Supérieur Commercial in Paris and holds a Diploma in Advanced Accounting.

Ramy El Houayek started his career in 2000 as a consultant at Eurogroup Consulting and was promoted to Manager in the Banking, Finance and Asset Management sector. He joined CACEIS in 2007 and was appointed Head of IT Banking and Accounting in 2008 for the French market.

In 2010, he was appointed Head of IT Fund Administration in France. In 2013, he became Head of Fund Administration France and joined the Management Committee of CACEIS Bank France / CACEIS Fund Administration. In 2018, he was appointed Group Head of Operational Line - Fund Administration and became in 2019 Global Head of Operations, Fund Services.

Ramy El Houayek graduated from IAE with a Master’s degree in Management and a Master’s degree in Banking and Finance.

Jean-Luc Eymery, Chief Compliance Officer, started his career with Banque Indosuez where he worked in capital markets operations in New York from 1989 before moving on to join capital markets risk management in Paris. In 1996, he was appointed Chief Operating Officer for Indosuez W.I. Carr Securities in Hong Kong an affiliate of Banque Indosuez. From 2002 to 2011, his assignment took him to London where he held various transversal and capital markets positions for Crédit Agricole CIB. In 2011, he took over the responsibility for Crédit Agricole CIB strategy team in Paris before joining its capital markets commercial division. He is a member of the Executive Committee.

Jean-Luc Eymery graduated from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC).

Viviane Masselin is Global Head of Client Success at CACEIS.

She has more than fifteen years of experience in international financial services. After an early career in the UK, she has held client relationship, business development and institutional account management positions at leading financial institutions including J.P. Morgan and Brown Brothers Harriman.

Throughout her career, Viviane Masselin has developed recognised expertise in managing complex client relationships, strategic support for institutional investors and the management of international teams. His approach combines operational requirement, sense of service and long-term vision of the customer relationship.

Viviane Masselin joined CACEIS in January 2021 and is now in charge of the global strategy for client experience and satisfaction, contributing to the Group’s development in a constantly evolving international environment.

Julien Maze started with Crédit Agricole Indosuez Korea in 2000 as relationship officer. In 2005, he joined Crédit Agricole CIB Japan as Planning and Financial Control Head. He became Head of Corporate Planning for Asia in 2008 based in Hong Kong. In 2012, he was appointed Chief Financial Officer for Banque Saudi Fransi (BSF – then 31% owned by Crédit Agricole CIB) also covering for strategy and communication. In 2017, he became Head of Group Financial Control for Crédit Agricole CIB based in Paris.

In June 2021, he joins CACEIS as Chief Financial and Administrative Officer and a member of the CACEIS Executive Committee and Group Management Committee.

Julien Maze is a graduate of ESCP Europe and holds a Master’s degree from Institute of Political Sciences of Paris.

Françoise Seive began her career in 1991 at Crédit Lyonnais, where she was responsible for foreign exchange projects, before moving in 1994 to the Investor Relations Department as Head of the Middle Office. Between 1995 and 2007, she held various roles as Back-Office Manager and Project Manager. She joined CACEIS in 2007, where she held several back-office management positions before being appointed in 2024 as Head of Executives and Talent Management in the Human Resources Department.

Françoise Seive holds a postgraduate degree (DESS) in Finance from Aix-Marseille III University.

Corinne Socha-Michel is Global Head of Client Portfolio Compliance and Chair of CACEIS UK Trustee & Depositary Services.

She began her career at CEGID as a sales engineer in management solutions, before joining, in 1990, the Caisse Centrale des Banques Populaires, where she contributed to the rollout of the accounting system and management standards. She then joined the Financial Institutions Relations department, responsible for marketing the comprehensive service offering.

She continued her career at Natexis Banques Populaires, serving as Head of the La Banque Postale Desk and, from 2005, as Director of Asset Management Clients and Institutional Services. She joined CACEIS Bank in 2008 as Business Development Director, taking responsibility for resident client segments (asset managers, institutional clients). In 2013, she was appointed Deputy Head of Depositary Control for CACEIS Bank in France, before, in 2017, taking on leadership of CACEIS’s Group Depositary Control function.

Corinne Socha-Michel is a graduate of INSEEC Business School in Chambéry.

Géraldine Valentini joined the Crédit Agricole Group in Luxembourg in 2001, in the Organisation and Transformation department of its fund administration subsidiary. Over the years, she held various positions in depositary banking and central administration, and later oversaw the coordination of projects for strategic clients.

From 2015 to 2023, she was responsible for client relationship management and business development across the Nordics, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.

In January 2024, she assumed leadership of CACEIS’s new business line dedicated to Societal Engagement/ESG.

Géraldine holds a Master’s degree (Master 2) in Management Sciences from IAE Metz and University College Stockholm.