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Article: Societe Generale's U.S. chief seeks global image for bank. (Jean R. Huet) (People in the News)
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- American Banker
- Article date:
- February 1, 1993
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Call Societe Generale a French bank and you quickly raise the hackles of Jean R. Huet, the bank's newly arrived U.S. general manager.
"We're an international bank that operates worldwide rather than just a French bank with an international network," says Mr. Huet.
To strengthen that concept, Mr. Huet has embarked on a drive to improve communications between the bank's 500 U.S. staffers and the rest of Societe Generale.
It also means training staff to cross-sell products and assigning personnel for short periods to the head office in Paris and other locations, including London and Singapore.
"We want staff to have an international ...