Jean-Marie Sander (born December 23, 1949) is a French farmer, politician and banker. He serves as the Chairman of
Crédit Agricole
Crédit Agricole Group (), sometimes called La banque verte (, , due to its historical ties to farming), is a French international banking group and the world's largest cooperative financial institution. It is the second largest bank in France, ...
.
Early life
Sander was born on December 23, 1949, in
Ohlungen
Ohlungen () is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
History
Ohlungen was an Imperial Village (''Reichsdorf'') of the Holy Roman Empire. Within its jurisdiction was a former Imperial Hamlet (''Reichsweiler' ...
, a small town in northeastern France.
Career
Sander inherited 17 hectares of farming land in Ohlungen.
[Isabelle Chaperon]
Jean-Marie Sander, le nouveau président du Crédit Agricole
''Le Figaro
() is a French daily morning newspaper founded in 1826. It was named after Figaro, a character in several plays by polymath Pierre Beaumarchais, Beaumarchais (1732–1799): ''Le Barbier de Séville'', ''The Guilty Mother, La Mère coupable'', ...
'', May 18, 2010 He turned it into 100 hectares.
He later became the Mayor of Ohlungen.
He has served as the Chairman of Crédit Agricole, a French bank, since May 2010.
He will step down in 2015.
[Veronique Chocron]
Jean-Marie Sander quittera la présidence de Crédit Agricole SA avant la fin de l’année
'' Les Echos'', May 20, 2015
References
Living people
1949 births
People from Bas-Rhin
Mayors of places in Grand Est
French bankers
Crédit Agricole
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