Michel Le Masson, 51, has spent most of his career with Banque Indosuez, Crédit Agricole Indosuez (CAI) and Calyon, serving in various capacities in the risk management, property leasing and asset financing sectors.

After serving as Director of the Budget at CAI, he was appointed as its Senior Country Officer for the UK in 1997 and then as European Director in 1999, a post he combined with that of Head of Private Banking in 2001. In 2002 he joined Crédit Agricole S.A. as Head of International Business Development while continuing to serve as Head of the Europe Region for Calyon. From January 2005 to the present he was Head of Calyon's Internal Audit and Inspection.

Michel Le Masson is a graduate of HEC and Sciences Po Paris.