Jean BEUNARDEAU

Bio

Jean Beunardeau is graduated from Ecole Polytechnique (Paris) and from Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications (Paris). He has a degree in Economics (Institut d’Etudes Politiques, Paris). Prior to joining HSBC, he was high ranking civil servant at the French Ministry of Economy and Finance, then technical advisor of French Prime Minister. He joined HSBC in 1997 in the Corporate Finance Department, became Managing Director in 2000 and made various M&A and ECM deals, mainly in the transport, telecom, media and technology sectors. In 2004, he was appointed Co-head of Corporate, Investment Banking and Markets of HSBC France. In 2005, he was appointed General Manager. In 2007, he was appointed Head of Global Banking and Markets, HSBC France and Global Co-head of Public Sector. In 2010, he was appointed as Deputy Chief Executive Officer, in addition to his role as Head of Global Banking and Markets France, and Head of Global Banking, Continental Europe. His direct responsibilities within Global Banking and Markets ended in 2019. From 2012 to July 2021, he was appointed as Chief Executive Officer HSBC France, which became HSBC Continental Europe in 2020. Since July 2021, he has been appointed as Chairman of the Board of HSBC Continental Europe.