Who we are
Founded in Paris in 1920, Gide is a premier international law firm with 14 offices spread throughout the world.
Where we work
Gide is physically present in six regions of the world, with 12 offices, enabling it to act on cases globally.
Founded in Paris in 1920, Gide is a premier international law firm with 14 offices spread throughout the world.
Gide is physically present in six regions of the world, with 12 offices, enabling it to act on cases globally.
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Head of Innovation & FinTech at Gide, Franck Guiader is an expert in innovation regulation (marketplaces, blockchained-services, ICOs, roboadvisors, crowdfunding platforms, AI). He is also a leading player in the development of the Paris financial market (creation for the French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) of the FROG initiatives, Agility and Unicorn programmes, and ICO management).
Franck began his career as a financial analyst at Lazard in 2001. He then joined BNP Paribas in 2003 as an account manager, then Euronext in 2006 as marketing manager. In 2011, he joined the AMF's Asset Management Regulation division of the Regulatory Policy and International Affairs Directorate, before becoming its head in 2015. In May 2016, Franck became head of the AMF's new FinTech division, Innovation and Competitiveness. He also co-led the AMF-ACPR FinTech forum with the supervisory authority.
Franck holds a Magistère degree in Banking and Finance (2001) and a master's degree in financial techniques from Paris II - Panthéon-Assas University. He is also a graduate of Neoma Business School (2006) and lectures on European regulation at the Institut de Haute Finance and at Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne University.
