Valérie Baudson

Valérie Baudson, born Valérie Laure Braconnier on May 7, 1971, is a French personality in the world of finance. She is chief executive officer of Amundi since May 2021.

Education
Valérie Baudson was born on May 7, 1971, in Paris. Her father is a hospital doctor. She majored in finance at HEC Paris, from which she graduated in 1995. She married Éric Baudson on July 21, 2001. They have two children.

Career
Valérie Baudson began her career in 1995 at the General Inspection of Banque Indosuez where she was responsible for international audit missions. This experience led him to work in Hong Kong, Jakarta, New York, as well as the United Arab Emirates. In 1996, the Indosuez bank became a subsidiary of the Crédit Agricole group.

In 1999, she joined Crédit agricole Cheuvreux, where she became general secretary and member of the management committee from 2001 to 2004. Subsequently, from 2004 to 2007, she became marketing director and member of the European management committee.

She joined Crédit agricole Asset Management in 2007 to launch and develop the company's expertise in the field of ETFs from 2008. The company merged in 2010 with Société Générale Asset Management to create Amundi. In 2013, she was appointed head of Amundi's “ETF, Index and Smart Beta” business line.

She became a member of the executive committee of Amundi in 2013 then a member of the management committee in 2016, when she was also appointed general manager of the subsidiary CPR Asset Management. At the same time, she supervises Amundi's subsidiaries in Germany and Spain. In 2020, she will also take charge of the Amundi division dedicated to distributor clients (wealth management advisors and private banks). According to Les Échos, Valérie Baudson is “specialized in cross-functional functions and management”.

On February 10, 2021, Amundi announced that Valérie Baudson will succeed Yves Perrier as general management of the group on May 10, 2021. On this occasion, she was also appointed Deputy General Manager of Crédit Agricole. When she takes up her position, Valérie Baudson benefits from overall annual compensation of 2 million euros, consisting of a fixed salary of 800,000 euros and a variable portion of 1.2 million euros, paid pro rata. temporis for the year 2021. The press comments on her arrival by emphasizing that Valérie Baudson's first challenge at the head of Amundi will be to manage the integration of Lyxor Asset Management within Amundi.

Other
Valérie Baudson is president of the Paris Europlace investors' college and member of the strategic committee of the French Association of Financial Management (AFG) since 2019.

Award

 * In December 2022, Valérie Baudson receives, jointly with her predecessor Yves Perrier, the Andese Financier of the Year 2022 Prize organized by Investir
 * Knight of the Legion of Honor