Patrick de Villepin

Patrick de Villepin, Chairman, FCI, President, BNP Paribas Factoring Network

Patrick de Villepin is Chairman of FCI since June 2019 and Factoring Global Head of BNP Paribas Group, since 2003. A leader in Europe, BNP Paribas Factoring is the umbrella name for the Competence Centre (located in Brussels) and its 15 Factoring entities (13 in Europe, 2 non-Europe). As Global Head, Patrick de Villepin is chairman of BNP Paribas Factor in France, Germany, the Netherlands and Portugal, of BNP Paribas Commercial Finance in UK, vice-chairman of Ifitalia and board member of other entities. Patrick holds a PHD in History (Sorbonne University), a diploma of Sciences Po. Paris & of École Nationale d’Administration (ENA). Auditor at the French “Cour des comptes”, he has been with BNP Paribas Group for 30 years. He is also chairman of the French Factoring Association (Commission Affacturage de l’Association Française des Sociétés Financières, ASF) since 2014 and member of the Board of ASF since 2015.