Revolut Appoints Banking Veteran Béatrice Cossa-Dumurgier as Western Europe CEO
Revolut appointed Béatrice Cossa-Dumurgier as CEO of its Western Europe headquarters in Paris on 24 June 2025, one month after announcing the Paris HQ at the Choose France summit.
Who Is Béatrice Cossa-Dumurgier?
Cossa-Dumurgier brings a rare combination of traditional banking and tech-scale experience:
- BNP Paribas — served as COO of Retail Banking and CEO of Personal Investors (BNP’s online brokerage platform), giving her direct experience in the French retail banking market Revolut is targeting
- BlaBlaCar — senior executive role at the French mobility unicorn
- Believe — CFO of the French music tech company
Her appointment represented a deliberate signal: Revolut hiring a French banking insider with ACPR-facing relationships to lead its most important European expansion.
Priorities in Role
Cossa-Dumurgier’s stated primary responsibilities:
- Leading Revolut’s French banking licence application with ACPR and the ECB
- Building out Revolut’s presence across six Western European markets (France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Ireland, Germany)
- Growing the French customer base from 5 million toward a 10 million target
- Overseeing 200+ new Paris-based hires over three years
Why This Matters
The appointment of a French establishment banking figure as regional CEO suggests Revolut is taking its ACPR licence application seriously — navigating French regulatory culture requires relationships and credibility that a traditional fintech hire would lack. This move mirrored the approach Monzo used when hiring CBI-experienced executives ahead of its Irish banking licence application.