Axel Miller
Encyclopedia
Axel Miller is a Belgian
businessman. From January 2006 to September 2008, he was chief executive officer
and chairman of the Management Board of Dexia
S.A. Since 2009, he is partner of Petercam, a Belgian financial group, active in private banking, institutional asset management and corporate finance.
from the Université Libre de Bruxelles
(ULB), Brussels
, Belgium
.
, first in New York
(United States
) then in Paris
(France
). He went to work as a lawyer at the bar in Brussels in January 1991. In December 1991, he started working for Stibbe Simont Monahan Duhot in Brussels, where he became a partner in 1996, a member of the recruitment committee and then member of the Management Board. In May 1999, he joined Clifford Chance in Brussels as a partner.
He joined the Dexia Group in 2001 as General Counsel. In January 2002, he became a member of the Management Board of Dexia Bank, and in January 2003 he became Chairman of the Management Board of Dexia Bank and Head of Personal Financial Services at Group level. Axel Miller is Vice-President of the Belgian Banking Association and a member of the Board of Directors of Febelfin. He is also a Director of several Dexia Group companies, of Ethias, of Crédit du Nord
and of Carmeuse
Holding.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
businessman. From January 2006 to September 2008, he was chief executive officer
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
and chairman of the Management Board of Dexia
Dexia
Dexia N.V./S.A., also referred to as the Dexia Group, is a Belgian-French financial institution active in public finance, providing retail and commercial banking services to individuals and SMEs, asset management, and insurance...
S.A. Since 2009, he is partner of Petercam, a Belgian financial group, active in private banking, institutional asset management and corporate finance.
Education
In 1987, Axel Miller obtained a Master degree in LawLaw
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
from the Université Libre de Bruxelles
Université Libre de Bruxelles
The Université libre de Bruxelles is a French-speaking university in Brussels, Belgium. It has 21,000 students, 29% of whom come from abroad, and an equally cosmopolitan staff.-Name:...
(ULB), Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
.
Career
Axel Miller started his career in 1987 as a lawyer working for the legal firm Simont & Simont. In September 1990, he joined Davis Polk & WardwellDavis Polk & Wardwell
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP is an international law firm. The firm employs more than 800 attorneys worldwide and is headquartered in New York City. The firm represents many of the world's largest companies and leading financial institutions, and is best known for its corporate and litigation...
, first in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
(United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
) then in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
(France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
). He went to work as a lawyer at the bar in Brussels in January 1991. In December 1991, he started working for Stibbe Simont Monahan Duhot in Brussels, where he became a partner in 1996, a member of the recruitment committee and then member of the Management Board. In May 1999, he joined Clifford Chance in Brussels as a partner.
He joined the Dexia Group in 2001 as General Counsel. In January 2002, he became a member of the Management Board of Dexia Bank, and in January 2003 he became Chairman of the Management Board of Dexia Bank and Head of Personal Financial Services at Group level. Axel Miller is Vice-President of the Belgian Banking Association and a member of the Board of Directors of Febelfin. He is also a Director of several Dexia Group companies, of Ethias, of Crédit du Nord
Crédit du Nord
Crédit du Nord is a French retail banking network.It consists of the followings banks:* Banque Courtois, Toulouse, Aquitaine * Banque Kolb, Alsace, Lorraine* Banque Laydernier, Savoy...
and of Carmeuse
Carmeuse
Carmeuse is a Belgian mining company which produces lime and limestone. The Carmeuse Group has production facilities in Europe, North America and Africa. Its head office is located in Louvain-la-Neuve and the company Chief Executive Officer is Rodolphe Collinet...
Holding.