LILLE, A FINANCIAL PLACE WITH A EUROPEAN OUTLOOK

LILLE, A FINANCIAL PLACE WITH A EUROPEAN OUTLOOK

Ambition and determination

100 million Europeans, made up of English, Belgian, Dutch and French citizens, live less than 200 kilometres from Lille.

Lille, a Eurocity, is the capital of a region that is comparable in size, population (4 million inhabitants) and economic strength to Denmark.

Lille is situated at the centre of achievements which have created Europe: the Channel tunnel, the Northern Europe TGV, the International Business Centre, etc.

More than 400 Companies in the Region have accepted investments of foreign capital.

The Financial Place of Lille is determined to extend into the financial field the ambition of a regional capital to become European.

The quality of service of a powerful and diversified banking and insurance sector

The Financial Place of Lille offers a diversity of services from 150 credit establishments.

About sixty banks with wide ranging autonomy are established there.

Financial institutions which are also specialised in financial engineering, credits for equipment and consumer credits complete this highly competitive sector. The financing of mail order sales in particular has developed strongly.

A stock exchange centre, linked to all the major stock exchanges in Europe and round the world.

The Financial Place of Lille also includes the head offices of 4 nationwide insurance and broking Companies, making it the second ranked insurance centre in France.

A high level service center

The Financial Place of Lille adds expertise in modern financial techniques to the experience of a long trading and subsequently industrial tradition through a fabric of specialist establishments.

These include Consultants in financial engineering, Capital Risk and Development Companies, International Auditing Companies, Specialists in computerised models to assist in decision making, Legal and Fiscal Consultants and Financial Communication Agencies, among others.

Management training is excellently carried out by its 4 Universities, 10 Grandes Ecoles and the Training Centre for the Banking Profession.

The advantages of proximity

The Financial Place of Lille provides the certainty that specialists who are familiar with the economic and financial fabric, the people and the specific characteristics of the region will be found on the spot.

It provides the benefits of external contacts and professional relays through an active financial community; these are the advantages of proximity.

Through telematic networks ( such as Transpac or Numeris ), Lille has instant and interactive access to all national and international financial services (CAC, Relit, Swift, etc). The Financial Place of Lille also represents the proximity of advantages.

The Association brings together members of the financial community :

banks, financial Companies, the Stock Exchange and insurance Companies, as well as the principal regional players : the political and administrative institutions.
Economic organisations and vocational associations.
Physical or moral persons ( Companies and service Companies ) who wish to contribute to the economic and financial development of the Euro-Region.

It comprises three categories of members :

Statutory members, who are the principal initiators and partners of the Association,

Active members, who are financial professionals,

Associate members, who are physical or moral persons who provide support for the Association

It is managed by a Board of Directors which is representative of the Financial Place.

Its activities :

A Steering Committee, composed of 12 members, meets every 2 months to orient the activities of the Association and the working groups. These cover 4 main fields :

Communication : the organisation of conferences and colloquiums and trade meetings. The publication of articles and the publishing of a Guide to financial services.

Company financing :

relations between banks and Companies

Specialist financing and new technologies
Promotion of the share market
Support given for the creation of new Companies

External relations :

Cross-border links
Links with the other financial places in France

Training and Research : studies, research, publications.

Publicity given to the quality of the advanced management and financial training courses provided in the Region ( ranked second in France after Paris ).

The Board of Directors

Honorary Members : The Prefect of the Region

The President of the Regional Council

The Chief Treasurer and Paymaster

The Director of the Bank of France

The Founder & President : Mr. Robert DESPRETZ

President :

Mr. Jérôme GUILLEMARD

Vice Presidents :

Mr. Alain DIEVAL, President of the Regional Committee of Banks

Mr Claude DUBUS, Stock Exchange Company

Mr. Charles-Henri VERSPIEREN, Assurances Verspieren

Treasurer :

Mrs Dominique FIABANE, BNP Paribas

Secretary :

Mr. Michel KADZIOLA, Crédit du Nord

Mr. Achille SAMYN, CCI of Metropolitan Lille

Statutory Members :

General Council, Mr. Bernard CARTON

Town of Lille

CCI of Metropolitan Lille, Mr. Patrick VAN DEN SCHRIEK

CRCI of the Nord - Pas de Calais, Mr. Hughes DELLOYE

Union Patronale Régionale, Mr. Henri FELTZ

Local Committee of Banks, Mr. Olivier ASSELIN

Crédit Mutuel du Nord, Mr. André CORMIER

Caisse d’Epargne de Flandre, Mr. Philippe MONETAT

Active Members :

Association Française des Trésoriers d’Entreprise (AFTE), Mr. Remi RODIER

Association des Directeurs Financiers et Contrôleurs de Gestion (DFCG), Mr. Michel BARRE

Banque Populaire du Nord, Mr. Yves BREU

Banque Scalbert Dupont, Mr. Olivier ASSELIN

Crédit Commercial de France, Mr. Patrick LEVEQUE

Crédit Lyonnais, Mr. Stanislas RIBES

Natexis, Mr. Didier BRUGUET

Ordre des Avocats, Mr. Patrick DELBAR

Participex, Mr. Yves TACK

Société Générale, Mr. Serge CAILLY

Associate Members :

Lille Metropolitan Development Agency (APIM), Mr. Bruno BONDUELLE

Conseil Régional de l’Ordre des Experts-Comptables, Mr. Jean-Bernard CAPPELLIER

Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Lille, Mr. Jean-Pierre RAMAN

Association Belge des Banques , Mr. Philippe GUSBIN