Sébastien Collado, 45, has a university degree in management as well as in corporate and market finance from the Institut d'Administration des Entreprises de Grenoble. He is an experienced manager and has extensive expertise as a banker. With more than 20 years' experience in the banking industry, including 13 years with the parent company in Geneva, Sébastien Collado has acquired cutting-edge expertise in corporate and real estate finance.

Banque Cantonale de Genève (France) SA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the BCGE. It has its head office in Lyon and two branches in Annecy and Paris. It has over 60 employees and offers real estate and business financing services to a clientèle of corporate and self-employed clients, as well as asset management services to private clients. BCGE France contributes to the financing of the economy, alongside company directors and real estate companies, mainly in the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes and Île-de-France regions.