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Crédit Agricole CIB Appoints Arnaud Achour as Head of Coverage for Québec and Eastern Canada

NEW YORK & MONTRÉAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Arnaud Achour has joined Crédit Agricole CIB Canada as Managing Director, Head of Coverage for Québec and Eastern Canada.

In this role, Arnaud leads the coverage effort for all clients, Financial Institutions & Corporates and is responsible for the commercial strategy across the region. Based in Montréal, Arnaud reports to Ghislain Descamps, Crédit Agricole CIB Canada Country Head, working alongside the Toronto-based FIG & Corporate Coverage teams.

Arnaud has more than twenty years of experience in capital markets and client coverage. He joins Crédit Agricole CIB from Société Générale in New York, where he served as Managing Director and Senior Banker responsible for the bank’s relationship with global financial sponsors and private credit funds. From 2013 to 2020, Arnaud led Société Générale’s US High Yield Capital Markets platform, after previously heading the Capital Markets & Syndicate group from 2007 to 2013. Prior to his move to New York, he was based in London overseeing Société Générale’s Debt Capital Markets origination. Arnaud holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and London Business School.

About Crédit Agricole CIB

Crédit Agricole CIB is the corporate and investment banking arm of Crédit Agricole Group, the 10th largest banking group worldwide by total assets in 2024 (The Banker, July 2025). With over 10,000 employees across Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa, the Bank supports large and mid-cap corporates and institutional clients, helping them meet both local and global financial needs. Crédit Agricole CIB offers a comprehensive range of products and services in capital markets, investment banking, structured finance, commercial banking and international trade. The Bank is a pioneer in climate finance, and a market leader in sustainable finance providing a full spectrum of solutions to all its clients.

For more information, please visit www.ca-cib.com.

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For media inquiries, please contact:

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Jenna Lee
Head of Communications for the Americas
Email: jenna.lee@ca-cib.com
Tel: +1 212 261 7328

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