About Benoit Legrand

Benoit Legrand is a committed and inspiring leader who sets the bar high for himself and his team. He leads and helps leaders and companies of different sizes succeed in their growth and transformation challenges, especially when being complex, digital, and cross-border. Belgian and based in France for more than 10 years, he has lived in 8 different countries and speaks 5 languages. Curious, adaptable, and decided, he performs most effectively in multicultural, changing, and diverse environments. Convinced that the difference is made by genuinely putting people, whether employee or customer, at the heart of the company, With more than 20 years experience in Digital Tranformation, and Innovation in various areas of banking (Investment Banking, Branch Retail Banking, Private Banking and Direct Banking) in 5 different countries (Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Poland and Singapore) as well as Corporate Venture Capital and Start-Ups. Benoit Legrand holds a degree in International Relations from the London School of Economics and a degree in Economics from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium. He began his career in investment banking at Banque Bruxelles Lambert. After managing Private Banking and Marketing activities of ING in Poland, in 2007 he was appointed to the Executive Committee of ING Netherlands, playing an active role in the merger of ING Bank and Postbank. He became Chief Executive Officer of ING Direct France in 2010, then Chief Executive Officer of ING Bank France in 2013 and took over as Chairman in 2015. In 2015, Benoît was appointed Global Head of FinTech and took responsibility for the €300 million venture capital fund (ING Ventures) and the global innovation activities of the ING Group as Chief Innovation Officer. In this context, he holds miscellaneous directorships in Luxembourg, Belgium and Spain. Benoît left ING in 2021.