Societe Generale - one of the oldest banks in France

Societe Generale  is a French multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in Paris.
Based on 2011 data Societe Generale is France's second largest bank behind BNP Paribas and the no. 8 bank in the European zone. Societe Generale has been ranked as one of the world's most admired companies to work in.


Type : Société Anonyme
Traded as Euronext: GLE, OTC Pink: SCGLY
Industry: Financial services
Founded: May 4, 1864
Headquarters: Boulevard Haussmann, 9th arrondissement, Paris (registered office),
                        Tours Société Générale, Nanterre/La Défense, France (operational headquarters)
Area served: Worldwide
Key people: Frederic Oudea (Chairman and CEO)
Products: Retail, private, investment and corporate banking; insurance; investment management
Revenue: €25.636 billion (2011)
Operating income: €4.270 billion (2011)
Profit: €2.385 billion (2011)
Total assets: €1.181 trillion (2011)
Total equity: €51.1 billion (2011)
Employees: 159,616 (average, 2011)
Website: www.societegenerale.com