- Axel Miller
Axel Miller (b.
20 February ,1965 ,Uccle ,Belgium ) is a Belgian businessman. Since January 2006, he is thechief executive officer and chairman of the Management Board ofDexia S.A.Education
In 1987, Axel Miller obtained a Master degree in
Law from theUniversité Libre de Bruxelles (ULB),Brussels ,Belgium .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 & Wardwell", first in
New York (United States ) then inParis (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, ofEthias , ofCrédit du Nord and ofCarmeuse Holding.Bailout
On the 30th September the Belgian, French and Luxembourg governments said they would put in 6.4bn euros ($9bn; £5bn) into keep Dexia afloat. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7643638.stm] On the same day at 10:02am the BBC News Channel broke news which had come from the news provider AFP "Dexia Chairman and the Chief Executive resign after bailout". This was later confirmed live on the BBC News Channel from Brussels at 10:24am. Axel Miller and Pierre Richard were Chairman and Chief Executive respectively.
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* [http://www.dexia.com/e/discover/management_board.php DEXIA management board]
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