CREDIT AGRICOLE : SA : APPOINTMENT- Philippe Brassac appointed Chief Executive Officer of Crédit Agricole S.A.

            Paris, Tuesday 24 February 2015

Press release

APPOINTMENT

Philippe Brassac appointed Chief Executive Officer
of Crédit Agricole S.A.

At its meeting of 24 February, the Board of Directors of Crédit Agricole S.A., on the proposal of its Chairman Jean-Marie Sander and on the basis of the opinion of the Appointments and Corporate Governance Committee, appointed Philippe Brassac as Chief Executive Officer of Crédit Agricole S.A. He will take up his position following the general shareholders' meeting of 20 May 2015.

Philippe Brassac declared he will propose to the Board of Directors following Crédit Agricole S.A. general shareholders' meeting that Xavier Musca, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Crédit Agricole S.A., be appointed as second executive director of Crédit Agricole S.A., within the meaning of the CRD IV directive.

Philippe Brassac is Chief Executive Officer of the Caisse Régionale Provence Côte d'Azur. Since January 2010, he has been General Secretary of Fédération Nationale du Crédit Agricole, Vice-Chairman of SAS Rue La Boétie and Vice-Chairman of Crédit Agricole SA's Board of Directors.

Philippe Brassac's career path

Philippe Brassac joined Crédit Agricole du Gard in 1982, where he was head of organisation and then head of finance, banking and marketing. In 1994, he was appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Crédit Agricole des Alpes Maritimes, and continued to hold this position at Crédit Agricole Provence Côte d'Azur when it was formed from the merging of Caisse Régionale des Alpes Maritimes, Caisse Régionale des Alpes de Haute-Provence and Caisse Régionale du Var. In 1999, he joined Caisse Nationale de Crédit Agricole as head of relations with the Regional Banks. Since 2001, he has been Chief Executive Officer of Crédit Agricole Provence Côte d'Azur. Since 2010, he has also been General Secretary of Fédération Nationale du Crédit Agricole and Vice-Chairman of Crédit Agricole S.A.'s Board of Directors.

Aged 55, Mr Brassac is a graduate of the Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Economique and holds an advanced diploma in mathematics.