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Éric Petitgand
Éric Petitgand began his career in the banking sector in 1987.
He joined the Crédit Mutuel group five years later,
initially at the Caisse Centrale de Crédit Mutuel in 1992, where he headed up the financial and custody back offices, then at Caisse Fédérale de Crédit Mutuel from 1997 to 1998 where he participated in the takeover and merger with CIC. At the end of 1999, he joined the Crédit Mutuel Centre Est Europe federation, where he was appointed Regional Director for Lorraine based in Metz. He subsequently joined Crédit Mutuel Savoie-Mont Blanc as Chief Executive Officer from 2003 to 2013. In 2008, he created the support and services EIG, Centre de Conseil et Services, which he managed until 2013.
After a three-year assignment with Mouvement Desjardins - Canada’s sixth largest banking group - in May 2016, he was appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale and the Crédit Mutuel Centre Est Europe federation.
In October 2017, Éric Petitgand became Chief Executive Officer of Fédération du Crédit Mutuel Antilles-Guyane. He also served as head of Caisse Agricole du Crédit Mutuel (from May 2022) and CCS (from May 2022) until April 2024.
From April 2024, Éric Petitgand is Chief Executive Officer of Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale and member of the Executive Board of Groupe des Assurances du Crédit Mutuel (GACM). He stepped down in June 2026.
