Bruno Colmant joins the future group Degroof Petercam

Bruno Colmant will join the executive committee of the group

Bruno Colmant will join the executive committee of the group that will result from the merger between Bank Degroof and Petercam, subject to regulatory approvals.

He will be appointed Head of Macro Research at Bank Degroof Petercam and will also perform some specific assignments as Group Economic Advisor.

Bruno Colmant holds a PhD in applied economics sciences and is a commercial engineer from the Solvay Business School Economics & Management (ULB). He is a member of the Académie Royale de Belgique. He holds a Master of Sciences from the Purdue University (USA) and a Master in Fiscal Sciences (ICHEC-ESSF).

Bruno Colmant began his career at Arthur Andersen, Dewaay and Sofina. He was managing director at ING (1996-2006), Cabinet head of the Belgian Finance ministry (2006-2007), CEO of the Brussels Stock Exchange, member of the management committee of NYSE Euronext and chairman and CEO of Euronext Brussels (2007- 2009) and Deputy CEO at AGEAS (2009-2011). Since 2011 he is academic advisor AGEAS and partner of the consulting firm Roland Berger.

He is a member of the Central Council for the Economy and lecturer in finance at the Vlerick Management School, UCL and at the Solvay Business School Economics & Management (ULB).

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Founded in 1871, Degroof Petercam is a Belgian-rooted reference investment house, built on more than 150 years of integrated financial knowledge. As responsible employer and investor, we contribute to sustainable growth. Private clients and families, entrepreneurs, corporations, professional investors and institutions trust us for our strong convictions and our continuum of services in wealth management, investment management and investment banking.

On December 31, 2024, total client assets amounted to € 64 billion. More than 1 000 experts are committed to our clients from our headquarters in Belgium and our branches in France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Spain, the Netherlands and Hong Kong. 

Degroof Petercam is owned by Indosuez Wealth Management and by its historical minority shareholder CLdN Cobelfret. Our clients and experts benefit from the vast expertise and international network of Indosuez and the Crédit Agricole group, the world's 10th largest bank (The Banker, 2025). With approximately € 215 billion in client assets, more than 4300 staff members active in 15 territories, Indosuez is one of the European leaders in wealth management.

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