Jean-Paul Chifflet
Jean-Paul Chifflet was a French banker. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of Crédit Agricole.Biography
Early life
Jean-Paul Chifflet was born in 1949 in Tournon-sur-Rhône, Ardèche, France. He grew up on a farm. He failed his Baccalauréat twice and passed it the third time. He graduated from the Institut des Hautes Finances de Paris. He played rugby union for FC Tournon-Tain.Career
In 1973, at the age of twenty-four, he joined Crédit Agricole. On 1 March 2010 he became its CEO, replacing Georges Pauget. As a result, he also became Chairman of Amundi and Pacifica.
Chifflet died on 25 May 2017 when he fell from his self-propelled tractor while mowing his lawn.
