Announcement
Natixis announced on 15 September 2026 that Etienne Huret is taking on the additional responsibility of leading its Expertise Centers in Portugal and India. The coordination will link the teams located in Bangalore, Porto and Lisbon, aiming to foster closer collaboration, knowledge sharing and more consistent ways of working across geographies.
Objectives
The new model is intended to strengthen coordination between the expertise hubs, promote talent mobility, create cross‑continent career paths, and support Groupe BPCE’s global needs. It emphasizes shared platforms, shared standards and shared ambitions while respecting market realities.
Statements
Etienne Huret said the responsibility represents an opportunity to strengthen collaboration, bring teams closer together and create value for the Groupe. Luc Bernard, CEO of Natixis Services in India, noted that the teams will work collaboratively on shared platforms and that career paths now stretch across two continents.
About Natixis and Groupe BPCE
Natixis is a Centre of Expertise within Groupe BPCE, the second‑largest banking group in France and fourth‑largest in the euro zone by capital, serving 35 million customers worldwide through retail banking, insurance, asset & wealth management and wholesale banking. The group employs 100,000 staff and holds senior preferred long‑term credit ratings of A+ (S&P, Fitch, R&I) and A2 (Moody’s), all with stable outlooks.
Natixis in Portugal operates as a Centre of Expertise developing innovative banking solutions for Corporate & Investment Banking and Asset & Wealth Management, employing more than 3,000 staff from 46 nationalities across IT, banking support and compliance functions.
Natixis Services in India is a Centre of Expertise delivering operational excellence and agile solutions for the banking industry, focusing on client experience, risk mitigation and competitive positioning.
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