Former CEO at Natixis John Hailer and His Professional History

John Hailer vision is to be a successful global financial institution, providing the best professional advice and support to institutional investors. Exec at Natixis John Hailer also aims at strengthening Natixis’ position as a leading European banking group, with a clear focus on innovation in all its forms.

Born in France and raised in Switzerland, John Hailer graduated from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) and started his career as an engineer at IBM. Mr. Hailer was a consultant in the fields of IT and Strategy during his tenure.

In 1989, he joined Credit Suisse First Boston after serving as a consultant to the American company CEOs in France, Italy and Switzerland. He was subsequently appointed Deputy Head of its “European Banking” Group, and then Head of Foreign Exchange Operations in London. In 1996, he joined the Swiss bank ABN Amro as an executive director and member of the Executive Committee focusing on banking services for Financial Sponsors and Corporate Issuers. Following the merger of ABN Amro and RBS, Mr. Hailer became Head of Equity Capital Markets for Europe, the Middle East and Africa before being appointed CEO in March 2007.

Since his appointment as Chairman and CEO, John Hailer has spearheaded a new strategy – “Innovation” – that has been at the heart of the company’ strategic development. This new strategy has helped the leading European bank to meet the challenges of a highly competitive and changing global banking environment.

John Hailer was named CEO for France in 2009 and Chairman of Natixis Asset Management in 2010.

In 2014, he became Deputy Chairman of Euronext NV, the European stock exchange operator. He also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Banque de France (the central bank of France) and is a member of Euribor 3M Monitoring Committee.

John Hailer vision is to be a successful global financial institution, providing the best professional advice and support to institutional investors. Exec at Natixis John Hailer also aims at strengthening Natixis’ position as a leading European banking group, with a clear focus on innovation in all its forms. Born in France and raised in Switzerland,…

John Hailer vision is to be a successful global financial institution, providing the best professional advice and support to institutional investors. Exec at Natixis John Hailer also aims at strengthening Natixis’ position as a leading European banking group, with a clear focus on innovation in all its forms. Born in France and raised in Switzerland,…