BNP Paribas appoints Dorothée Regazzoni as the Head of territory for South Korea

BNP Paribas announces the appointment of Dorothée Regazzoni as the Head of Territory for South Korea and CEO of BNP Paribas S.A., Seoul branch, effective 1 March 2024.

Dorothée will be responsible for managing the bank’s overall activities in Korea. She will report to Paul Yang, CEO of BNP Paribas Asia Pacific.

Paul Yang said: “South Korea is an important market for BNP Paribas where we support several strategic clients internationally. With Dorothée’s deep understanding of corporate and institutional banking and extensive experience in various industries, we are confident that BNP Paribas’ Korean business will further develop under her leadership. I would also like to thank Aymar for his strong leadership during his tenure as the Head of Territory for South Korea and look forward to his continued support for our Korean business in his new and enlarged role.”

Dorothée is a corporate banking expert with over 25 years of experience. She joined the BNP Paribas Group in 2009 as a senior banker at BNP Paribas Switzerland and has since held various executive positions across the corporate banking business in Europe. Most recently, she was Global Head of Multinational Corporate Coverage, Corporate and Institutional Banking (CIB) based in BNP Paribas Headquarters in Paris.

Prior to joining BNP Paribas Group, she was a senior banker in corporate and investment banking at Citigroup Switzerland. She holds an MBA degree from the University in St. Gallen.

Dorothée succeeds Aymar de Liedekerke Beaufort who has relocated to Hong Kong and assumed the role of Head of Global Banking, Asia Pacific.