Alban Aucoin

Alban Aucoin has been Head of Public Affairs for the Crédit Agricole Group since 1 January 2016. He is a member of the Crédit Agricole S.A. Extended Executive Committee. Alban Aucoin oversees public affairs for the entire Crédit Agricole group, including the Regional Banks, the Fédération Nationale du Crédit Agricole (FNCA) and Crédit Agricole S.A.

Alban Aucoin’s career began in 1989, when he joined the Treasury Department of the French Finance Ministry as a deputy in charge of corporate financing procedures. He was later in charge of financial market regulation, UCITS and taxation of savings. In 1993, he was appointed financial advisor by the Financial agency of former Soviet satellites in Moscow. In 1995, he returned to the Treasury Department, where he held the position of Head of Office of credit insurance, and later Head of Office of public banking. In 2001, he was appointed Deputy Director in charge of transition to the euro, monetary and banking affairs, before accepting a position in 2002 as financial advisor for the Permanent Representation of France to the European Union. From 2006 to 2008, he performed the duties of Deputy Director-General of public accounts, before being appointed advisor to the Chairwoman of Expertise France (Adetef). In June 2010, Alban Aucoin joined the Fédération Nationale du Crédit Agricole as Deputy Chief Executive Officer in charge of financial, banking and European affairs.

An alumnus of ENA, the National School of Administration in Strasbourg, Alban Aucoin holds a degree from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques in Paris and a Master in economics from Paris I University.