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Appointment to Natixis’ Executive Committee

Luc Barnaud, Chief Digital Officer and member of Natixis’ Executive Committee since March 2017, is appointed Chief Digital and Technology Officer of Natixis, effective April 3. Luc Barnaud will join the Operations and Information Systems (DOSI) management committee and will report to Norbert Cron, Head of Operations and Information Systems, member of Natixis’ Senior Management Committee.

Already in charge of the Digital Office, Luc Barnaud will also manage IT Development and Data Management in order to deliver on the Technology and Digital ambitions embedded in New Dimension, Natixis’ strategic plan.

Luc Barnaud began his career as Business Manager at France Telecom’s Enterprise division before joining Casema, a Dutch company, where he was responsible for developing Enterprise Data products and services. From 2001 to 2004, he was Product Marketing Director for Enterprise mobility solutions at Orange France. In 2005, he was appointed Director of the Aquitaine Regional Network Unit and Director of the South-Western Enterprise Agency.

In 2009, he joined Technocentre, Orange’s product marketing and design center, where he headed up TV activities and then the Enterprise Services division. In 2014, Luc was appointed Head of Mobile Operators and Partners at Orange Wholesale France. He joined Natixis in 2017 as Chief Digital Officer. Luc Barnaud is 47 and graduated from École Polytechnique and Telecom ParisTech, two of France’s top engineering schools.

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