René Ricol
Education
M.A., economics, Jean Moulin University Lyon 3
Summary of Experience
Mr. Ricol is a founding partner of Ricol Lasteyrie. He specializes in strategy, accounting, and crisis management. Mr. Ricol has experience as a financial expert, including as an expert at the French Court of Cassation. He has a broad range of experience holding positions of public responsibility, including serving as president of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), the National Institute of Statutory Auditors, the National Association of Chartered Accountants (CNCC), the Association of Financial Consultants and Experts (CCEF), the French Trade Credit Observatory, and the Agency for Business Creation (APCE). Mr. Ricol has worked extensively with national leaders, submitting a report on the Great Recession to former French president Nicolas Sarkozy and serving as France’s national credit mediator and general commissioner for investment between 2008 and 2012. He was named Grand Cross at the National Order of Merit, Grand Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honour, and Commander of the Order of Agricultural Merit. Mr. Ricol has also received the IFAC Global Leadership Award. Prior to founding Ricol Lasteyrie, he was a partner at DGR and Calan-Ramolino-Ricol.