Diony Lebot
Experience25+ Years
LevelLeadership

Executive Overview

Board member and advisor. After 40 years as executive in banking and financial services , I now serve as Non executive Director at the Boards of Barclays PLC, EQT AB and Alpha Bank . I had a career at Societe Generale , where my last position was Deputy Chief Executive Officer in charge of the supervision of the Risk, Compliance and Permanent Control functions, the Group's financial services (ALD & SGEF) and Insurance activities after serving as Group Chief RisK officer . I have developed a strong experience over the last 30 years in various Corporate and Investment Banking activities in France and internationally. Diony Lebot joined Societe Generale in 1986. She held several positions within the Structured Finance activity, Financial Engineering and as Head of Asset Finance before joining in 2004 the Corporate Coverage Department as Head of Corporate Coverage in Europe for the Corporates & Institutions division. She was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Societe Generale Americas in 2007 and became a member of the Societe Generale Group Management Committee. In 2012, she became Deputy Head of Coverage and Investment Banking and Chief Executive Officer for Global Banking and Investor Solutions Western Europe. In March 2015, Diony Lebot was appointed Deputy Chief Risk Officer before becoming Group Chief Risk Officer in July 2016. Other recent mandates held in foreign listed companies: Director: EQT AB (Sweden) (since June 2020), Alpha Bank (Greece) (since 2023), Barclays Plc (since 2025), and Ayvens (France) (from 2020 to 2025)

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • BarclaysCurrent
    Mar 2025–Present· 1 yr 7 mos
    • Non-Executive DirectorCurrent
      Mar 2025–Present
  • Alpha BankCurrent
    Aug 2023–Present· 3 yrs 2 mos
    • Non-Executive Board MemberCurrent
      Aug 2023–Present
  • EQT GroupCurrent
    Jun 2020–Present· 6 yrs 4 mos
    • Non-Executive Board MemberCurrent
      Jun 2020–Present
  • Aug 2020–Mar 2025· 4 yrs 7 mos
    • Non-Executive Board Member
      Aug 2020–Mar 2025
  • 2001–Apr 2023· 22 yrs 3 mos
    • Deputy Chief Executive Officer
      May 2018–Apr 2023
    • Chief Risk Officer
      Apr 2015–May 2018
    • Députy global head of Coverage and Investment Banking - CEO of SGCIB western Europe
      Apr 2012–Mar 2015
    • CEO SG Americas
      Sep 2007–Sep 2012
    • Head of coverage Europe
      Sep 2004–Sep 2007
    • Global Head of Asset Finance
      2001–Sep 2004

Education

DESS

Finance

University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne

Baccalaureate

Science

Lycee Francais d Athenes

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Diony Lebot
Vice Chair & President
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer

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Skills & Expertise

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International BusinessFrenchChange ManagementTeam LeadershipCorporate FinanceStrategic ThinkingCustomer RelationsUSABankingStructured FinanceGreece