Christian Gautier de Charnace

Mr de Charnace has over 40 years of broad and diversified international banking experience in corporate and institutional banking and had held various executive management positions having responsibilities in the areas of corporate finance, investment banking, fund raising, capital markets and advisory transactions for clients.

Mr de Charnace was Chief Executive Officer Investment Banking Asia Pacific at BNP Paribas ("BNP") prior to retiring in 2017, having held that position since 2013. He was with BNP since 1980. During his tenure with BNP, he was Head of Paribas branches and region in Seoul, Taipei and Los Angeles / Western US region (1980 - 1990); Managing Director and Head of Asia Pacific region based in Paris (1991 - 1993); Managing Director and successively Head of Capital Markets and Corporate Finance for Asia Pacific based in London, Singapore, Tokyo and Hong Kong (1993 - 2013). Mr de Charnace started his career in banking at Bank of America and he was Vice President of Multinational Division Paris and Houston (1973 to 1980).

Mr de Charnace graduated from Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris in Economy and Finance, and he also holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Law in Paris.