Matthieu Lance, 53, is a graduate of Ecole Centrale de Paris. His career began at CCF in 1994 as a financial engineer in structured finance. In 1998, he joined Banque Lazard where he provided M&A advice to large industrial companies and investment funds. In 2007, he joined BNP Paribas as Managing Director Corporate Finance, and successively led the Chemistry, Aerospace, Defense and Automobile industrial sectors (2007–2012) followed by the M&A France team (2012-2016). In 2016, Mr. Lance joined Crédit Agricole CIB as Managing Director – Deputy Global Head of Mergers and Acquisitions, and became Global co-Head of this area at the end of 2019.