About us
Banque Richelieu Monaco
The Richelieu DNA in action
We serve clients across the world. Every client relationship is anchored in expert advice and long-term vision.
Your dedicated private banker works closely with you to identify strategic opportunities for consolidation, investment, and wealth transfer — all within a seamless, tailor-made framework.
INTERNATIONAL REACH, LOCAL UNDERSTANDING
Our deep global expertise is reinforced by trusted partnerships in key financial hubs, notably Switzerland and Abu Dhabi.
We offer agile, pragmatic decision-making with strict regulatory discipline and never a one-size-fits-all solution.
TRULY PERSONALIZED SERVICE
Our multicultural team speaks over ten languages, ensuring every interaction is culturally nuanced and uniquely adapted to your needs of wealth planning, wealth management and private banking lending solutions.
AWARD-WINNING EXCELLENCE
We are proud recipients of several international awards, a recognition of our exceptional growth, trusted business model, and distinctive position in the global private banking arena.
Governance
Thomas Lhuillier
General Manager & Chief Executive Officer
Graduated from Victoria University of Wellington and Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Thomas Lhuillier began his career in 2006 at Crédit Foncier de France and in 2008 became Head of English-speaking clients at the Monaco branch. In 2011, he joined the Société Générale Group as Developer for international UHNWI clients. In this role, he contributed to the commercial development of Société Générale Private Banking Monaco before heading up real estate financing in 2014 and then the development department in 2015. In 2017, he was appointed Commercial Director. He will leave his post in 2018 to take up the position of Deputy General Manager of Banque Richelieu Monaco. On the strength of his experience in international private banking, his knowledge of Monaco as a financial centre and his skills in Private Banking, Thomas Lhuillier will be appointed Chief Executive Officer of Banque Richelieu Monaco in April 2023. Thomas Lhuillier will be responsible for steering Banque Richelieu Monaco’s global growth strategy, with particular responsibility for all commercial activities, Asset Management, the Credit Department and Business Management.
Slim Jaziri
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Slim Jaziri holds a Master’s degree in Market Finance. He started his career in 2004 as a research and IT development engineer. In 2007, he joined Société Générale Group where he successively held the positions of Quantitative Research Engineer, Head of a Credit and Market Risk Modeling Unit and Senior Credit Officer in charge of risk supervision for international corporate financing. He was then Risk Director of Société Générale Private Banking Monaco. In 2018, he joined Compagnie Financière Richelieu at its creation as Risk Director of the Richelieu Group. As part of his duties as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Banque Richelieu Monaco, Slim Jaziri is particularly in charge of Operations, Treasury, IT, Human Resources, Legal and Regalian Functions.
Gérard Lafitte
Deputy General Manager & Chief Financial Officer
Gérard Lafitte has been Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Banque Richelieu Monaco since 2018 and also Chief Financial Officer since 2007. Graduated as a Certified Accountant, he began his career in the audit, accounting and consulting sector in France in 1993 and then in Monaco with PWC before joining KBL Monaco in 2000.
Our executive board
Antoun Sehnaoui
Chairman of the Executive Board
Antoun Sehnaoui became the Chairman of Compagnie Financière Richelieu in 2018. He is also the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Banque Richelieu France and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Banque Richelieu Monaco. Antoun Sehnaoui is also involved in other sectors such as real estate, cinema, and media.
Georges Saghbini
Vice-Chairman
Georges Saghbini is also Georges Saghbini is also a board member of Compagnie Financière Richelieu, the Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Banque Richelieu France, the Chairman of the Board of Richelieu Gestion. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of SocGen Cyprus and Banque Richelieu GCC.
Sylvain Fondeur
Permanent Representative of Compagnie Financière Richelieu – Board Member
Sylvain Fondeur is also the General Director of Compagnie Financière Richelieu and the Chairman of the Executive Board of Banque Richelieu France. He joined Compagnie Financière Richelieu at its inception in 2018 as CFO. He has over 10 years of experience in audit and M&A, specializing in mergers and acquisitions in the financial services sector. He began his career in 2007 in the asset management division of PwC Luxembourg and joined PwC France in 2010 as a Senior Manager in the Transaction Services department.
Thierry Pascault
Board Member
Thierry Pascault began his career as Head of Banking Practices at Booz Allen & Hamilton in 1976. He co-founded Telesis in 1987, then became Senior Partner from 2000 to 2015 at A.T. Kearney. He is currently a board member of BGFI Holding Corporation, and Richelieu Gestion. Thierry Pascault has over 35 years of management consulting experience within financial institutions, specializing in strategy, organization, operational efficiency, and control.