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Lars Machenil

Title: CFO Company: BNP Paribas Industry: Financial Services
Lars holds a PhD in nuclear science alongside an engineering degree, and cut his teeth at McKinsey in Venezuela, Italy and Brussels before joining what became BNP Paribas Fortis in 2000. He has led the wider group’ s finances since 2012, after becoming CFO of BNP Paribas Fortis in 2009, proving that a scientist’ s rigour can translate neatly to a banker’ s balance sheet. His finance career has spanned accounting, management control, M & A and structuring across several markets.
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