A decree published this Wednesday in the Official Gazette (JO) officially renewed Nicolas Dufourcq as head of the public investment bank Bpifrance, a position he has held since 2013. Nicolas Dufourcq, 59, was proposed at the end of January by the Élysée for another five year period. On February 8, Parliament gave the green light to its renewal.
During his appearances before each of the two chambers of Parliament, he set out his main objectives in the event of renewal, namely “decarbonise the productive fabric”, “reindustrialize” France and “recover foreign trade”, making French businessmen ” exporting is a patriotic duty”.
Former number one in Wanadoo and number two in Capgemini
Appointed in 2013 by François Hollande, then President of the Republic, he had already seen his mandate renewed for the first time by Emmanuel Macron in 2018 at the head of the institution that has become an important player in financing, investing and supporting the development. start-ups and SMEs in France.
This finance inspector, father of three children, began his career at the Ministry of Economy and Finance, then at the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs in 1992. He then joined France Telecom before presiding over Wanadoo. He then moved on to the Capgemini IT services group, where he became number two.
Bpifrance is owned 50% by the French State and 50% by the Caisse des dépôts (CDC), at the head of which the CEO Éric Lombard was re-elected in January. Last year, the public investment bank dedicated 17,320 million euros to business financing, 11% more in one year, of which 8,840 million in medium and long-term loans, and 8,200 million in short-term loans, which they have benefited a total of about 13,000 companies.
Source: BFM TV
