Your financial success, our advisory expertise.
Former CEO of LCL, Michel Mathieu advises executives and boards of directors with the independence, discretion and judgement shaped at the head of a major banking group.
Michel Mathieu — President From the general management of LCL to the Crédit Agricole regional banks — an executive’s career, in figures.
Advising executives and boards of directors on governance, general management, financial steering and strategy.
General management of LCL and oversight of the international proximity-banking hubs (Italy, Egypt, Ukraine). Divestment strategy (Morocco, Romania, Serbia) and reallocation of resources towards growth markets, notably Crédit Agricole Italia. Left the Group on 31 December 2023.
Expanded responsibilities: Finance, HR, Legal, Compliance, IT, Strategy, Economic Research, Internal Resources and Real Estate. Divestment of the Greek subsidiary Emporiki.
Successful 2007 merger of the Midi and Gard regional banks, then steering the performance of the new entity.
Strategic plan of restructuring and customer reconquest.
In charge of central functions: Finance, IT, Real Estate, Legal, HR and Organisation.
Successively led the Legal, Agriculture, Marketing, Retail Networks, Insurance and Corporate departments.
A selection of mandates held. See all mandates →
Appearances on BFM Business, Le Figaro and before economic decision-makers — an executive’s voice, on screen.
MM Conseil, the firm founded by Michel Mathieu — former CEO of LCL and Deputy CEO of Crédit Agricole — is an advisory practice specialising in finance, strategy, executive support and corporate management.
It offers tailored advice adapted to each client’s needs. Its core purpose is to help clients reach their financial objectives and optimise their performance — whether in cash management, cost analysis, budget or strategic planning, or coaching.
Solutions are always bespoke, designed to meet each company’s specific challenges. We work closely with our clients, from the initial analysis to the operational implementation of recommendations.
At MM Conseil, we believe in the importance of transparency and integrity in our relationships with clients and partners. We are committed to providing objective advice and upholding the highest ethical standards. Our reputation rests on the trust our clients place in us.
Sharing an expert reading of finance and governance.
Standing beside the executive and the board on defining decisions.
Turning analysis into lasting performance, from strategy to execution.
Director, censor or committee member (audit, risk, nominations, remuneration), drawing on governance practice at the highest level.
Advising the CEO and the executive committee on strategy, transformation and major decisions, with the perspective of a banking-group general management.
Reading performance and steering by the right indicators — net banking income, cost-to-income ratio, profitability — field-tested in practice.
Individual, confidential support for an executive or a successor taking up a new role.
From banking transformation to a treatise on willpower — available to buy and to read.
A short treatise on willpower
Those who are inventing the city of tomorrow — 2019 to 2022 editions
Banking will never be the same again
A reference work on credit risk
Articles, interviews and op-eds — a selection of verified public references (mostly in French).
A first confidential conversation, with no commitment, to define your need.