Eric Marchandise currently serves as Directeur financier at BNP Paribas Cardif since October 2021. Prior to this role, Eric held the position of Directeur général at Cardif IARD et Natio Assurance from December 2016 to June 2022. Eric's extensive tenure at BNP Paribas included various leadership roles, such as Directeur de la stratégie du Groupe, Secrétaire du Comité Exécutif, Directeur Adjoint du Développement Groupe, and Managing Director Corporate Finance focused on the financial institutions sector. Additionally, Eric contributed to academia as a professor and seminar leader in corporate finance at Université Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas and Télécom SudParis from 2001 to 2009. Eric began the professional journey in mergers and acquisitions at Société Générale and Compagnie Financière Edmond de Rothschild. Educationally, Eric earned a DECF in accounting and finance from HEC Paris.