Jean Lemierre
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Jean Lemierre is a French former public servant who was the president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development from 2000 to 2008. He is now chairman of BNP Paribas.
Flickr World Economic Forum Jean Lemierre World Economic Forum Turkey 2008
Horst Köhler
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Horst Köhler was a German politician who served as President of Germany from 2004 to 2010. As the candidate of the two Christian Democratic sister parties and also candidate of the liberal FDP, Köhler
Jean Lemierre
…now chairman of BNP Paribas. In 2000, Lemierre was elected as the new chief of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), succeeding Horst Köhler. During his time in office, he warned Russia to stop Yukos-style expropriations from spreading. In 2004, the French government nominated Lemierre as…
Köhler in 2004
Köhler (l.) as head of the IMF, discussing debt relief for developing countries with the musician Bono
Köhler (l.) and Václav Havel, 2000
Köhler after unveiling a bronze statue of Theodor Heuss