Xavier moved to SG GSC in May 2011 as Chief Delivery Officer and then took over as the CEO from January 2012. His international experience, excellent knowledge of the Group and expertise in IT systems strategy was valuable in making GSC a major internal partner for the development of the Group. Backed by over 2000 staff, GSC operates both in the development and infrastructure of IT systems and in the execution of business processes for all of the Group’s core activities.

Xavier joined Societe Generale’s Corporate and Investment Banking division in 1993. He held various management positions in the domains of IT and project management on SG CIB’s main markets in France, the USA and especially Asia. Between 2007 and 2011, he was SG CIB’s Chief Information Officer for the Asia-Pacific zone, based in Hong Kong.

Xavier holds a Master in Information Systems from University Paris IX Dauphine, France. His interests are Squash, Scuba Diving and Travel.