BRD Groupe Societe Generale plans to name Alexandre Maymat as the new CEO of the bank in Romania, according to a statement from the bank. He is currently the CEO of Societe Generale in Cameroon and will replace Guy Poupet as chairman and CEO in 2012.

Guy Poupet, 60, was appointed CEO and BRD’s Board chairman on January 1, 2010, when he replaced Patrick Gelin, who led the bank for almost nine years.

Sorin Popa, BRD’s delegated general manager in Romania, will also be promoted as adviser to Societe Generale’s international commercial bank’s director in Paris, starting January 2, 2012. He will be dealing with the commercial development of the French group’s international network.

BRD Groupe Societe Generale posted a net profit of EUR 90 million after the first nine months this year, down by 19 percent compared to the same period in 2010. BRD is the second largest bank in Romania based on total assets. The lender had around 2.4 million customers and a network of 1,500 ATMs at the end of September this year.

Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com

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