Eric Vandamme

About Eric Vandamme

Éric Vandamme is a French executive with deep expertise in risk management, corporate finance, and governance within the asset management industry. He has served as Amundi’s Chief Risk Officer since July 2013 and joined the group’s Executive Committee at the time of his appointment. In this role, he oversees Amundi’s entire risk function, including the design of methodologies, measurement systems, risk indicators, and reporting frameworks intended to protect clients and support disciplined investment management. His responsibilities also extend to the investment risk teams, which work closely with portfolio managers across the firm. Before joining Amundi, Vandamme built a long career at major French financial institutions. He started at Arthur Andersen in 1989 as an auditor, then moved to Paribas in 1998, where he worked in the risk division on operational risk matters. In 2000, he joined Caisse Nationale de Crédit Agricole to support projects linked to the group’s listing. He later held several positions within Crédit Agricole S.A.’s finance division, including investor relations and responsibility for subsidiaries and equity stakes. Sector press sources also note that he spent roughly a decade leading corporate development and affiliate-related initiatives within Crédit Agricole before moving to Amundi. A graduate of HEC Paris and born in 1966, he has developed a reputation as a governance-minded leader in the investment-management sector. At Amundi, his mandate has been especially important in periods of international expansion and increasing regulatory scrutiny. His expertise spans risk governance, internal control architecture, cross-functional coordination, and support for strategic growth decisions. Overall, his profile reflects a balance between prudence, technical rigor, and the ability to align business development with risk discipline in a large listed financial group.