Jean-Michel Mangeot, 45, is an agrégé de Lettres Classiques and a graduate of l'Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris, l’Ecole Normale Supérieure and l’Ecole Nationale d’Administration. After having worked from 1988 to 1992 in the Budget department of the Finance Ministry, he joined the AGF Group, where he was successively Deputy to the Director of Financing and Equity Investments (1993-1996), Director of Shareholding and Financial Communication (1996-1998), and since June 1998, General Secretary. Since 2001, he was also Chairman and CEO of Protexia, AGF La Lilloise and Carène. As General Secretary, he is in charge of the Group's legal affairs and corporate governance, compliance, securities services, human resources, support functions and information system.