Augustin DE ROMANET*

Independent director of companies

Born: 1961
French

History as a Director

  • First elected as a Director: October 23, 2025 (co-opting)
  • Re-elected: none
  • Current term expires: 2028 General Meeting (subject to ratification by the 2026 General Meeting)
  • Directorships of other listed companies: Scor

 

Augustin de Romanet is a graduate of the Institut d'Études Politiques (IEP) in Paris and a former student of the École Nationale d'Administration (ENA), from which he graduated in 1986 (Diderot class).

From 1986 to 1997, he held positions within the French Ministry of the Budget and, from 1999 to 2002, at Oddo et Cie. He held positions in various French ministerial offices between 2002 and 2005: Chief of Staff to Alain Lambert, Deputy Budget Minister; Deputy Chief of Staff to Francis Mer, Minister for the Economy, Finance, and Industry; Chief of Staff to Jean-Louis Borloo, Minister for Employment, Labor, and Social Cohesion; and Deputy Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin. From June 2005 to October 2006, he served as Deputy Secretary General to the President of the French Republic. 

In 2006, he became Deputy Chief Financial Officer of Crédit Agricole SA and a member of its Executive Committee. From March 2007 to March 2012, he was CEO of Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations and chaired the Fonds stratégique d’investissement from 2009 to 2012.

From 2012 to February 2025, he served as Chairman & CEO of Groupe ADP.

Since June 2025, he has been an advisor to the general management of Eight Advisory. 
Augustin de Romanet has also been Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Sustainable Development Committee of SCOR since 2015. He has also been Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Paris Europlace association since 2018. 

He is an Officer of the Legion of Honor and has been awarded the French National Defense Medal.