Crédit Agricole Executives Visit GCL Group
On April 11, Marc-André Poirier, Senior Head of Crédit Agricole Group in Switzerland, led a delegation to visit the Suzhou Energy Center, where he held in-depth discussions with Zhu Gongshan, Chairman of GCL Group, on topics such as global energy transition trends and international cooperation in green finance. Participants in the meeting included Alfred Low, CEO of Amundi Wealth Management Singapore Branch, Executive Director Hank Chiu, Senior Director Walter Zhang from Crédit Agricole Group, as well as Tao Feng, Executive Director and Senior Partner of GCL Group, and Vice President Huang Wei.
Founded in 1894, Crédit Agricole Group has a history of over 120 years. Marc stated that under the current new global trade landscape, European financial institutions are highly focused on the development of Chinese enterprises representing new productive forces. As a globally leading new energy enterprise, GCL Group has demonstrated remarkable capabilities in technology iteration and global layout. He said that GCL’s research and innovation in high-tech materials such as photovoltaics, energy storage, and semiconductors are impressive, not only driving China’s energy structure transformation but also providing reference solutions for the global carbon neutrality goal. Crédit Agricole Group will fully leverage its cross-border financial service advantages to provide comprehensive services in areas such as cross-border fund management, ESG investment and financing, and carbon finance innovation, working with GCL to expand into European and global markets and supporting Chinese enterprises in deeply participating in global energy transformation.
Zhu Gongshan welcomed the visit from Crédit Agricole Group and expressed gratitude for the support of European financial institutions. He noted that Crédit Agricole Group is one of France’s largest banking groups, a global financial giant, and one of the first European banks to enter China. This visit marks a new phase in cooperation between European financial institutions and Chinese enterprises. During this critical period of global energy structure adjustment, facing new waves of reform, he looks forward to exploring a multi-driven model of "technology + capital + dual carbon" with European financial institutions to provide better green energy solutions for global customers.
This visit not only deepened the strategic mutual trust between Chinese enterprises and the European financial sector but also highlighted the high level of attention and importance European financial institutions place on Chinese benchmark enterprises in new productive forces. It also confirmed the recognition of GCL Group by European financial institutions and its continued appeal in international capital markets. As the global community pursues carbon neutrality goals, Sino-European industry-finance cooperation is showing broad development prospects.
Before the meeting, Marc and his delegation visited the GCL Future Energy Pavilion to gain an in-depth understanding of GCL’s cutting-edge technologies and innovation achievements in the new energy field.
