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Tidjane Thiam
human
Ein sex anaa gendermale Edit
Ein country of citizenshipFrance, Ivory Coast Edit
Name in native languageTidjane Thiam Edit
Family nameThiam Edit
Ein date of birth29 July 1962 Edit
Place dem born amAbidjan Edit
Ein poppieAmadou Thiam Edit
RelativeFélix Houphouët-Boigny, Habib Thiam Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signFrench, English, German Edit
Ein occupationbusinessperson, chief executive officer, politician, minister Edit
Position eholdchief executive officer, Minister of Planning and Development, chief financial officer, member of the International Olympic Committee Edit
Educate forÉcole polytechnique, Mines ParisTech, INSEAD, Lycée privé Sainte-Geneviève, Lycée classique d'Abidjan Edit
Affiliate plusPrudential plc, Credit Suisse Edit
Affiliation stringPrudential Plc, Credit Suisse AG, Credit Suisse Edit
Member ofGroup of Thirty Edit
Award e receiveKnight of the Legion of Honour Edit

Tidjane Thiam ((French: [tidʒan tiam];[1][2] wey dem born 29 July 1962) be Ivorian businessman, den politician.[3] He serve as de chief executive officer (CEO) for Swiss bank Credit Suisse from March 2015 reach February 2020. Before dat, he be chief financial officer for de British banking group Prudential from 2007 to 2009, den afta dat, he serve as demma CEO till 2015. For 2019, Thiam become member for de International Olympic Committee (IOC).[4][5][6]

Early life den education

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Na dem born Thiam insyd de Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) on 29 July 1962.[7] He be a descendant of two prominent families wey komot Senegal den Ivory Coast. On ein mommie ein side, he be a descendant of Queen Yamousso, after whom na dem name de capital of Côte d'Ivoire, Yamoussoukro. Na Thiam ein mommie, Marietou, be de niece of Chief Félix Houphouët-Boigny, de founder den first Presido of Côte d'Ivoire.[8]

Ein poppie, Amadou Thiam, a journalist, na dem born am insyd Senegal wey na he emigrate to Côte d'Ivoire insyd 1947. Na he support Houphouet-Boigny insyd ein fight for de independence of de country wey na he serve more dan ten years insyd de Ivorian cabinet after independence.[9]

Na Tidjane ein uncle, Habib Thiam, be Prime Minister of Senegal for more dan 10 years wey na he sanso serve as Presido of de National Assembly.

Insyd 1982 na Thiam be de first Ivorian to pass de entrance examination to de École Polytechnique insyd Paris. Insyd 1984, he graduate from de École Polytechnique den insyd 1986 from de École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris wer na he be top of ein class.[10] Insyd 1986 na dem offer am a scholarship to study for an MBA at INSEAD wey na he join de McKinsey Fellows Programme' insyd Paris.[11] He receive an MBA from INSEAD insyd 1988 (Dean's list). Insyd 1989 na he take a one-year sabbatical from McKinsey to participate insyd de World Bank's Young Professionals Program insyd Washington, D.C. He return to McKinsey insyd 1990, wey he work first insyd New York City den then insyd Paris.[10]

Ein life matter

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Na Tidjane marry Annette Anthony Thiam, an African-American lawyer wey used to work give Joe Biden, wey na dem get two sons.[12] Tidjane eldest son Bilal Thiam die of cancer insyd May 2020 at de age of 24.[13]

Tidjane den Annette separate insyd 2015, wey na dem divorce insyd 2016.[14][15][16] He dey speak English, French, den German fluently.

References

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  1. ↑ Clinch, Matt (March 10, 2014). "Who is the new CEO at Credit Suisse?". CNBC. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  2. ↑ RTS - Radio Télévision Suisse (July 6, 2015), L'interview de Tidjane Thiam, archived from the original on 2021-12-19, retrieved October 8, 2018
  3. ↑ Husain, Mishal (5 September 2025). "Ex-Credit Suisse Boss Tidjane Thiam: 'I Don't Do Regrets'". Bloomberg Weekend.
  4. ↑ "Tidjane Thiam". The International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Greek official tied to scam among IOC nominees". ESPN. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "IOC Session elects two Executive Board Members and ten new IOC Members". International Olympic Committee. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "'THIAM, (Cheick) Tidjane', Who's Who 2012, A & C Black, 2012; online edn, Oxford University Press". Retrieved 2012-11-09.
  8. ↑ "The man from the Pru's beginnings in Ivory Coast". Telegraph. 2009-04-03.
  9. ↑ "La France est une idee etre francais une emotion par Tidjane Thiam". Institut Montaigne. 2009-10-09. Archived from the original on 2012-01-17.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Exotic past of the man from the Pru". Sunday Times. 2009-03-22.
  11. ↑ "50 Alumni who Changed the World". INSEAD. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  12. ↑ "Dancing all the way to the bank: the rise of City boss Tidjane Thiam". standard.co.uk. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  13. ↑ "Le fils de Tidjane Thiam est décédé". 20 minutes (in French). 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
  14. ↑ "Tidjane Thiam rompt après 20ans de mariage". Abidjan TV (in American English). 2016-02-10. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  15. ↑ "Le nouveau boss de Credit Suisse rompt après vingt ans de mariage". Tribune de Genève. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  16. ↑ "Tidjane Thiam: il a mis fin à vingt ans de mariage. Celle qui est à la base de tout". Abidjan-Immobilier. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
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