Michel Perhirin
Michel Perhirin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1944-05-29 Douarnenez, Brittany, France |
| Died | 2019-01-22 La Tourelle, Fouesnant, Brittany, France |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Years active | 1969–2008 |
| Known for | Executive positions at Société Générale; Chairman of Raiffeisenbank (2001–2005) and MDM-Bank (2006–2008) |
Michel Perhirin (1944–2019) was a distinguished French banker with an international career, recognized for his executive positions at Société Générale, his chairmanship of Russian Raiffeisenbank from 2001 to 2005, and subsequently leading MDM-Bank between 2006 and 2008.
Biography
Perhirin was born on May 29, 1944, in Douarnenez, located in Brittany. He earned an economics degree from the University of Nantes in 1968.
He launched his professional journey in 1969 at Société Générale, gaining experience within its various branches across several countries: France (1970), the United Kingdom (1976), Australia (1983), Japan (1987), and Spain (1991). From 1993 until 1996, he directed the Moscow-based "Société Générale Vostok".
From 1996 through 2005, Perhirin held the position of chairman of the board at "Raiffeisenbank Austria" in Moscow, guiding the institution to establish itself as a prominent foreign bank within Russia.
In February 2006, he assumed the role of chairman at "MDM-Bank", with a strategic focus on transforming it into a major universal bank by increasing the retail loan portfolio fivefold by 2010 and launching 500 retail branches across Russia.
After completing his contract, he resigned from MDM-Bank in December 2008 and returned to Brittany. Michel Perhirin passed away on January 22, 2019, in La Tourelle, within the Fouesnant area.
Awards and Honors
- 2005 — Awarded Silver Badge and Diploma by the "Russia" Association.
- 2008 — Received the National Order of Merit (France).
See Also
Interviews
- 2006 — Echo of Moscow
- 2007 — Profile
External Links
- Announcement of Michel Perhirin's departure from MDM-Bank in December 2008 on Banki.ru
- Photographic session at MDM-Bank, 2006
- Russe d’honneur — Michel Perhirin, 2003
- Michel Perhirin — Bloomberg profile
- Obituary: Michel Perhirin, died aged 74, January 24, 2019