Crédit Agricole Leasing & Factoring appoints Chantal Debost as Chair

The Board of Directors of Crédit Agricole Leasing & Factoring (CAL&F) has announced the appointment of Chantal Debost as Chairwoman of the company, effective immediately.

She succeeds Jean-Jacques Calcat, who has served in the role since 2018.

The Board expressed its gratitude to Jean-Jacques Calcat for his seven years of dedicated leadership and contribution to the growth and transformation of CAL&F, and extended its congratulations to Chantal Debost, wishing her every success in her new role.

A graduate of the École Supérieure de Commerce et d’Administration des Entreprises (ESCAE) in Clermont-Ferrand, Chantal Debost brings four decades of experience in finance, business management, and regional banking. She began her career in 1985 as a financial analyst in the financial commitments and risks department at LOCAFRANCE, a subsidiary of SUEZ, before becoming a sales representative from 1986 to 1992.

Between 1992 and 2011, she held key management positions within BDG INVEST and CARTONA PACK, and since 2011, she has been the manager of SARL CHAMAX.

Within the Crédit Agricole Group, Chantal Debost has played a prominent role since 2014, holding several governance mandates within Crédit Agricole Centre France, where she has served as Chairwoman of the Regional Bank since March 2021. In addition, she has been a director and member of the Appointments Committee of Crédit Agricole Leasing & Factoring since October 2023.