Michel Perhirin

Michel Perhirin
Occupation(s)Banker: France, Austria, Russia

Michel Perhirin (1944-2019) was a French international banker who worked at Société Générale, chairman of the board of Russian Raiffeisenbank (2001–2005), and later of MDM-Bank (2006–2008).

Biography

Born on May 29, 1944, in Douarnenez, Brittany, Vichy France.

In October 1968, he graduated from the University of Nantes with a degree in economics[1].

He began working in 1969 at the banking group Société Générale, where he worked in subsidiary banks and branches of the group in various countries:
1970 — France, 1976 — United Kingdom, 1983 — Australia, 1987 — Japan, 1991 — Spain.

Signing an agreement with the IFC at MDM-Bank, 2007

From 1993 to 1996, he headed the bank "Société Générale Vostok" in Moscow.

From 1996 to 2005, he served as chairman of the board at "Raiffeisenbank Austria" (Moscow)[2]. Under his leadership, "Raiffeisenbank Austria" became one of the leading foreign banks in Russia.

In February 2006, he was appointed chairman of the board of "MDM-Bank"[3]. His goal was to create a large universal bank, increasing the retail loan portfolio fivefold by 2010, with minimal costs, and building a network of 500 MDM-Bank retail outlets across Russia[4].

In December 2008, he stepped down as chairman of the board upon the expiration of his contract[5][6].

He returned to his homeland in France, to the historic region of Brittany.

He died on January 22, 2019, at the age of 74, in the town of La Tourelle, at the hospital in Cornouaille, Fouesnant district[7].

Awards and Honors

See Also

References

  1. ^ Biography Archived 2011-01-06 at the Wayback Machine in MDM-Bank's bond issuance report, 2008
  2. ^ "MDM-Bank Officially Announces Appointment of M. Perhirin as Chairman of the Board". Vedomosti. 2006-02-16. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  3. ^ Michel Perhirin to Head MDM Bank Archived 2016-11-16 at the Wayback Machine PR Russia. February 20, 2006.
  4. ^ Big Names Archived 2016-10-26 at the Wayback Machine // Kommersant Secret Firmy Magazine, No. 48, December 25, 2006, p. 1008.
  5. ^ Michel Perhirin Appointed Chairman of MDM-Bank Board, January 1, 2015
  6. ^ Michel Perhirin Leaves MDM-Bank, September 11, 2007.
  7. ^ Death Announcement, January 22, 2019, Fouesnant.
  8. ^ Michel Perhirin Awarded Honors by the "Russia" Association // Bankir.ru, December 30, 2005.

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