BNP Paribas appoints Dorothée Regazzoni as head of South Korea

BNP Paribas has appointed Dorothée Regazzoni as the head of territory for South Korea and chief executive officer (CEO) of BNP Paribas, Seoul branch, effective March 1, 2024.

Regazzoni (pictured) has become responsible for managing the French bank’s overall activities in Korea, according to a March 7 media release. She will report to Paul Yang, CEO of BNP Paribas Asia Pacific and succeeds Aymar de Liedekerke Beaufort who has relocated to Hong Kong and assumed the role of head of global banking, Asia Pacific for BNP Paribas in November 2023.

Regazzoni has over 25 years of experience in corporate banking. She joined BNP Paribas in 2009 as a senior banker at BNP Paribas Switzerland and has since held several executive positions across the corporate banking business in Europe. Most recently, she was global head of multinational corporate coverage, Corporate and Institutional Banking (CIB) based in BNP Paribas' headquarters in Paris.

Prior to joining BNP Paribas Group, she was a senior banker in corporate and investment banking at Citigroup Switzerland.

Commenting on the appontment, Yang said: “South Korea is an important market for BNP Paribas where we support several strategic clients internationally. With Dorothée’s deep understanding of corporate and institutional banking and extensive experience in various industries, we are confident that BNP Paribas’ Korean business will further develop under her leadership."

Yang added: “I would also like to thank Aymar for his strong leadership during his tenure as the head of territory for South Korea and look forward to his continued support for our Korean business in his new and enlarged role.”

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