Cathia LAWSON-HALL

Cathia Lawson‑Hall has over 25 years of experience of in finance. She was Head of Coverage and Investment Banking for Africa at Société Générale, where she oversaw relations with African governments, large corporations and financial institutions from 2015 to 2023. Previously, she was Managing Director, Co‑Head of Debt Capital Markets for corporates in France, Belgium and Luxembourg.

She started her career as a financial analyst covering the telecommunications and media sectors before moving into financial consulting. She has built up solid experience in corporate and investments banking, primarily in debt capital markets, financial analysis and consulting.

Cathia Lawson‑Hall is an independent director of three other listed groups: Vivendi, Universal Music Group (UMG) and Endeavour Mining. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and of Les Amis du Centre Pompidou.

In March 2017, she was one of the six winners alongside the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, of the Diversity Trophy awarded by the Club XXIe Siècle think‑tank in the “career” category. In December 2015, she was named Manager of the Year for 2015 in the sixth edition of the La Tribune Women’s Awards.

Cathia Lawson‑Hall has a master’s degree and DEA in finance from Paris Dauphine University in France.