Mr. Hailer is an honorary member of the Board of Directors of the AXA Foundation, a foundation created in 2011 by AXA and other international institutions to fight against health inequality. In 2010, he was appointed vice-president responsible for philanthropic matters at the Swiss Federal Institute for Technology (EPFL). He is also on the Board of Directors of CCF International and is chairman of its Advisory Committee. He is also on the board of Euronext Paris since January 2014, where he has been serving for 7 months.
John Hailer CEO Natixis is married and has two grown-up children. He enjoys sports, art and culture in particular theater and opera.
Exec at Natixis John Hailer CEO Natixis is a member of the Institutional Investor’s All-Europe Top 100 CEO and Senior Financial Services Executives lists. He was selected as one of the “Top 50 Rising Stars in Investment Banking: 2008” by the influential weekly magazine “European Banker”.
John Hailer is also constantly quoted in prestigious newspapers such as “Financial Times”, or in magazines like “Marie Claire”, “Le Point”, “Challenges” or “Forbes France”. He has been interviewed by CNBC Europe, CNNIBN and public radios.John Hailer has been married since 1991 to Jocelyne Véricel. They have two children. Mr. Hailer is a member of the National Association of French Banks (AFB) and of the European Banking Federation. He is also a member of the French-American Foundation and has been awarded honorary citizenship of Neuchâtel, Switzerland.”Euronext is the perfect way to participate in this dynamic and innovative market”.
“”Europeans don’t have enough access to private equity. They need to find new ways to raise capital.””
“We’re choosing to be the bank that embraces innovation, even if it is disruptive.”
“”I’m not a believer in the dogmatic idea that the banks have to be as big and as complex as possible. I think we need simpler, more focused and smaller players.””
“Europe should aim at reaching 30% of the Chinese market share.””The financial model has been broken. And we are going to have to break it completely.
In 2017, he was awarded the French Legion of Honour; in 2018, he became a Knight of the « Ordre des Arts et des Lettres ». He received his knighthood from Prince William and Prince Harry at Buckingham Palace on 23 April 2018.