Benoît Legrand

Benoît Legrand holds a degree in International Relations from the London School of Economics and a degree in Economics from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium. He began his career in investment banking at Banque Bruxelles Lambert. After managing Private Banking and Marketing activities of ING in Poland, in 2007 he was appointed to the Executive Committee of ING Netherlands, playing an active role in the merger of ING Bank and Postbank. He became Chief Executive Officer of ING Direct France in 2010, then Chief Executive Officer of ING Bank France in 2013 and took over as Chairman in 2015.
In 2015, Benoît was appointed Global Head of FinTech and took responsibility for the €300 million venture capital fund (ING Ventures) and the global innovation activities of the ING Group as Chief Innovation Officer. In this context, he holds miscellaneous directorships in Luxembourg, Belgium and Spain. Benoît left ING in 2021. He currently supports companies in the areas of Innovation and Transformation, as well as helping managers to develop their leadership skills.
With a wealth of international experience, Benoît speaks five languages. Over the last 25 years, he has assumed Executive Management responsibilities in France, the Netherlands, Poland, Belgium and Singapore.