Stefaan Decraene

Stefaan Decraene (1964, Belgian national) is Chair of the Managing Board of Rabobank. He started his term on January 1st 2023. Decraene has over 30 years’ international banking experience, at both an operational and a managerial level.
Prior to his move to Rabobank Stefaan Decraene was Head of International Retail Banking at BNP Paribas and a member of the BNP Paribas Group Executive Committee. During his years at Paribas he was also Director of Bank of the West (since 2011) and Member of the Board of TEB Holding in Turkey, BNP Paribas Fortis in Belgium (since 2013) and BGZ BNP Paribas (since 2015).
Decraene began his career in 1988 at Bacob Bank where he held several positions until 1998. In that year he was appointed Director Investment Banking at the financial institution Artesia Banking Corporation and then became Chairman of the Management Board of Artesia Securities from 2000 until July 2001.
From July to November 2001 Decraene worked as Head of Wholesale Banking at Dexia Bank Belgium, from November 2001 to August 2002 he served as Chairman of the Management Board at Artesia Bank Netherlands and then, from August 2002 to July 2003, he was a Member of the Management Board of Dexia Bank Netherlands.
At Dexia Bank Belgium, Decraene was a Member of the Management Board from July 2003 to January 2006, served as Chairman of the Management Board from January 2006 to August 2011, and was a Member of the Management Board of Dexia S.A. (Head of Retail and Commercial Banking for Belgium, Turkey and Luxembourg), and Head of AMS (Asset Management, Insurance and Investment Services) from November 2008 to August 2011.
Decraene holds a Master Degree in applied economics from the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium.