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Former chief executive officer of Crédit Lyonnais; former deputy chief executive of Crédit Agricole

Nationality: French.

■ When Dominique Ferrero suddenly resigned his position as deputy chief executive of French banking giant Crédit Agricole in December 2003, the news shook the international banking world. Ferrero, former chief executive officer of Crédit Lyonnais, one of France's biggest banks, had been instrumental in arranging the huge merger between Crédit Lyonnais and Crédit Agricole. In his new position as deputy head of the combined bank—second only to Jean Laurent, chief executive officer of Crédit Agricole—Ferrero was expected to smooth the differences in...