Augustin de Romanet, a French citizen, is a graduate of the Institut d'Études Politiques in Paris and a former student of the École Nationale d’Administration. He was previously Chief Executive Officer of Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, between 2007 and 2012, and Chairman of the Fonds Stratégique d’Investissement between 2009 and 2012. Prior to that, he was Deputy Finance Director at Crédit Agricole S.A. and a member of the Executive Committee. Before taking up that position, Augustin de Romanet served as Deputy Secretary General to the Presidency of the Republic of France, between June 2005 and October 2006, and held positions in various ministerial offices. In particular, between 2002 and 2005 he was Chief of Staff to Alain Lambert, Minister Delegate for the Budget; Deputy Chief of Staff to Francis Mer, Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industry; Chief of Staff to Jean-Louis Borloo, Minister for Employment, Labor and Social Cohesion; and lastly, Deputy Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin. Awarded the Légion d’honneur in 2007, Augustin de Romanet has received a number of awards, notably “Capitalist of the Year” awarded by the Nouvel Economiste magazine in 2008 and “Financier of the Year” awarded by the Minister of the Economy in 2012. Augustin de Romanet has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Aéroports de Paris since 2012 and Chairman of Paris Europlace since July 2018.