With effect from 1 April 2005, Guillaume Rousseau has been appointed as Head of Corporate, Local Authority and Professional markets within the Regional Bank Development Division of Crédit Agricole S.A. He takes over from Olivier Toussaint, who was recently appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Ucabail.

Guillaume Rousseau, 46, began his career as an assistant manager at Paribas in 1982. In 1985, he joined Banque Indosuez, working first as an account manager in Annecy, then Director of the trading room for the Rhônes-Alpes region, Regional Director for Pays de Loire/Brittany/Centre and Regional Director for Rhône-Alpes/Auvergne/Burgundy/Franche-Comté.

In 1997, he was appointed as Director, French Regions at Crédit Agricole Indosuez (CAI), where he was in charge of the relationship between CAI and the Crédit Agricole Regional Banks. In 2000, he was named Global Head of Sales and Origination for businesses and then for investors. When Calyon was set up, he was appointed as European Head of Capital Market Sales and Origination.

Guillaume Rousseau is a graduate of the Institut Supérieur de Commerce, Paris (1981).