Jean-Paul Julia, 51, began his career in 1997 at the French Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry. He went on to successively hold several positions at the General Directorate of the Treasury, the Interministerial Committee for Industrial Restructuring (Ciri), the IMF, the World Bank and the Office of the Minister of Finance and Public Accounts.

In 2015, he joined BRED as Director of Corporate Banking and a member of the Executive Committee.

In May 2021, he became Chief Executive Officer of Banque Populaire Bourgogne Franche-Comté (BPBFC).

Jean-Paul Julia is a graduate of the ENA (national academy for public administration) and holds a Master’s degree in Public Law.

Isabelle Gratiant, Chairman of the BRED Board of Directors, says: “Along with all the members of the Board of Directors, I would like to warmly congratulate Jean-Paul Julia on his appointment. As well as his personal and professional qualities, he is very familiar with all banking professions and will continue to develop BRED for the benefit of its regions, its customers and its members. I would also like to pay tribute to the remarkable work accomplished by Olivier Klein over the past 10 years. His energy enabled him to drive forward our local banking model, which has all the advantages to fully serve our customers.”

Jean-Paul Julia adds: “I am particularly happy and proud to join BRED and honoured by the trust placed in me by the Board of Directors in appointing me Chief Executive Officer. I will strive to continue to develop BRED Group in conjunction with each of its regions, in France and internationally. I also want to step up the relationship with all our customers in order to better meet their needs. I am convinced that BRED has all the advantages to support our customers’ success and to innovate and I know that I will be able to rely on competent and dedicated teams. I will be devoting all of my energy to giving BRED a new boost.”