Valentine Gaignault

Valentine Gaignault has extensive work experience in various finance roles. In 2021, they joined Crédit Agricole next bank (Suisse) SA as the Head of Controlling and Financial Reporting, after previously serving as the Business & Collateral Manager at the same company from 2021 to 2022. Prior to that, they worked at TMF Group as part of the Capital Market Services team from 2020 to 2021. From 2017 to 2019, Valentine worked at Crédit Agricole next bank (Suisse) SA as part of the Tresorerie, ALM et Refinancement structuré team, where they managed daily treasury operations, monitored costs, and implemented budget planning. Before that, they held the position of DCM - Financement Structuré at CREDIPAR, where they were responsible for structuring and managing structured financing operations such as securitization and dealer floor plan for automotive credit and leasing. Valentine also gained experience at Société Générale in roles related to Asset Liability Management (ALM) and securitization analysis. Valentine started their career as an Analyst at UFG Private Equity and worked as a Middle Office Manager at Financière de l'Echiquier.

Valentine Gaignault holds a Master's degree in Economie et Finance, which was obtained from Université Paris Dauphine - PSL during the academic year 2006-2007. Prior to that, Gaignault completed a Master 1 degree in Banque, Finance, Assurance at the University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne from 2005 to 2006. In 2007, Gaignault pursued a Master of Science degree in Finance at Università Bocconi. Additionally, Gaignault obtained a certification in Sustainable and Climate Risk from the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) in May 2022.