BNP Paribas has decided to reach for a new milestone in terms of social and environmental engagement at all levels of its operations. In line with its 2020 strategy, BNP Paribas creates a company engagement department that will be directly represented on the Group's Executive Committee, as of September 1, 2017. As a leading company, present in 74 countries and playing a central role in financing the economy, the commitments the bank makes have a decisive impact on future generations. This new department will work with all BNP Paribas business lines, in order to define and implement the company's engagement strategy relating to key fields for the future of society: economic development, the environment and energy transition; social inclusion and regional development; diversity and respect of human rights.

The company announced that Nathalie Hartmann has been appointed Head of Compliance and member of the Executive Committee as of October 1, 2017. She will replace Eric Martin who is retiring after 42 years with the Group. Nathalie Hartmann joined the Group in 1985 and has held various positions in Human Resources, the French retail network and Corporate & Institutional Banking. Over the last 3 years, she has made a significant contribution to the Compliance function and KYC (Know Your Customer) requirements. It will deploy the necessary resources to ensure that all employees play an active role in this engagement strategy. This new company engagement department will be headed by Antoine Sire, who rejoins BNP Paribas as a member of the Executive Committee, and by Bertrand Cizeau, Head of Group Communications who will be Deputy Director of this company engagement department in addition to his current role. Laurence Pessez who has been the Group's Head of CSR since 2010, will also join this new department. She brings a wealth of expertise and know-how which will enable the development and implementation of the Group's engagement plan. Laurence will join the G100. An operational manager responsible for managing policies relating to the energy transition will be appointed in due course, reporting to Laurence Pessez.