Philippe Oddo


Philippe Oddo, born on 26 September 1959 in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, is a French financier, and a managing partner of the ODDO BHF group.

Biography

Philippe Oddo is the son of Bernard Oddo, a foreign exchange broker, and Colette Rathery. General Paul Oddo was his uncle.
Philippe Oddo graduated from the HEC Paris in 1984. He also studied at the Paris Dauphine University, the New York University and the University of Cologne in Germany.
He joined Oddo & Cie in 1984 and became a managing partner in 1987.
At the head of the Group, Philippe Oddo diversified the bank’s activities, particularly in the private banking and corporate banking sectors. Several acquisitions were carried out, such as the purchase of Delahaye Finance, Pinatton, Crédit Lyonnais Securities Europe, Banque d’Orsay and Banque Robeco.
ODDO BHF is one of the banks that allocates the most resources to research and financial analysis relative to its income.
In 2017, Philippe Oddo and his family were ranked 101st in the French Fortune list by the magazine Challenges, with €800 million.

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