Jean-Paul Chifflet | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 September 1949 Tournon-sur-Rhône, France |
| Died | 25 May 2017 (aged 67) Saint-Jean-de-Muzols, France |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Known for | CEO of Crédit Agricole |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur National Order of Merit (France) Order of Agricultural Merit |
Jean-Paul Chifflet (3 September 1949 – 25 May 2017) was a French banker. He served as the chief executive officer of Crédit Agricole.
Jean-Paul Chifflet was born in 1949 in Tournon-sur-Rhône, Ardèche, France. He grew up on a farm. He failed his Baccalauréat twice and passed it the third time. He graduated from the Institut des Hautes Finances de Paris. He played rugby union for FC Tournon-Tain.
In 1973, at the age of twenty-four, he joined Crédit Agricole. On 1 March 2010 he became its CEO, replacing Georges Pauget. As a result, he also became Chairman of Amundi and Pacifica.
Chifflet died on 25 May 2017 when he fell from his self-propelled tractor while mowing his lawn.