Executive committee

Jean-Francois Mazaud began his career in 1991 as a manager at Bank Indosuez, initially in Paris and then in Tokyo. He joined Societe Generale in 1993, advising the bank's clients on their fund raising transactions, in particular with regard to privatisations, IPOs or capital increases. In 1998, he was appointed Head of Equity Linked Origination, before joining  the Debt Capital Markets department in 2004.

In 2006, Jean-François Mazaud was appointed Global Head of Debt Capital Markets and then became Deputy Head of Global Finance for Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking in 2008. Additionally, he was a member of Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking’s Executive Committee between 2009 - 2012. Jean-Francois Mazaud was appointed Head of Societe Generale Private Banking in 2012.

Jean-Francois Mazaud holds a Master’s degree in Financial Engineering from the Lyon Business Management School and is a graduate of the Bordeaux Management School.

Patrick Folléa has a degree in Private International Law and Political Sociology from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques in Bordeaux and a Doctorate in International Finance from the University of Paris, Dauphine.

He joined BNP in 1984 as an economist before joining the Internal Audit Department in 1990. He then became Manager of Private Banking in Hong Kong and Managing Director of BNP Asset Management in Asia.

He returned to Private Banking in 2000 as regional manager in charge of development. From 2003, he was in charge of BNP Paribas Private Bank in Italy and in 2007 joined Societe Generale group as Deputy CEO of Societe Generale Private Banking France.

In 2011, Patrick Folléa became a member of the Executive Committee of Societe Generale Private Banking, responsible for supervising France and Belgium. In 2012, in addition to his existing responsibilities, he was appointed Deputy Head of Societe Generale Private Banking.

Yves Thieffry joined the Internal Auditing Department of Societe Generale Group in 1982 and became Deputy Head of the Business Services Division in 1992.

He was then appointed General Manager of Banco Supervielle Societe Generale in Argentina in 1995 and General Manager of Societe Generale in Madrid in 1998.

In January 2002, he was appointed Head of Human Resources for Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking before becoming Chief Operating Officer in 2003.

In 2007, he became Deputy CEO of Societe Generale Private Banking.

In 2011, Yves Thieffry became a member of the private bank’s Executive Committee in charge of supervising Luxembourg, Switzerland, Monaco and the Middle East.

Yves Thieffry holds a master’s degree in fiscal regulation and public financing from the Sorbonne University in Paris.

Eric Barnett became Societe Generale Private Banking Hambros Chief Executive Officer in September 2007. Before this, he was Group Head of Private Banking and Managing Director of the London office at Societe Generale Hambros. He is responsible for developing the Societe Generale Private Banking commercial and marketing strategies and oversees the Group’s private banking activities as well as manages the day-to-day running of the London office.

Eric started his banking career in 1983 at NatWest in London as a graduate trainee. In 1986 he joined Hambros Bank Limited and undertook a variety of roles in investment banking and acquisition finance.

He then moved to the Guernsey office in 1996 as Head of Private Banking, and continued in this role following Societe Generale’s acquisition of Hambros Bank Limited in 1998 before moving back to London in 2000.

Eric Barnett is member of the Executive Committee of Societe Generale Private Banking, in charge of supervising Societe Generale Private Banking Hambros, Canada and the USA.

Eric Barnett has an MBA from the City University Business School in London.

Bruno Lèbre began his career with Societe Generale in 1988 as an Internal Auditor. In 1995, he was promoted to the position of Head of Finance and Operations, then to Deputy General Manager of Societe Generale Bank and Trust’s subsidiaries in Switzerland.

In 1998, he became Head of Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking’s Swiss branch and, in 2000, was made Chairman and CEO of Lyxor Asset Management.

In 2004, Bruno Lèbre was appointed Global Head of Hedge Fund Relations at Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking. He was appointed Head of the Investment Solutions division of Societe Generale Private Banking in 2008.

In 2011, Bruno Lèbre became a member of the private bank’s Executive Committee in charge of supervising Asia (Singapore, Hong-Kong, China and Japan)

Bruno Lèbre has a post-graduate degree in IT from the University of Paris VI.