Denis Childs was appointed Head of Emerging Markets Financing, Environment and Sustainable Development in September 2008. Denis Childs began his career at the Société Générale Group in 1978 when he joined the French Retail Banking network. In 1981, he moved to Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking as part of the Export Finance team where he created new areas of business and became Deputy to the Global Head of this activity. In 1993, he was appointed Head of the International Branch and in 1996 he created the bank’s worldwide Commodity and Trade Finance business line. In 2007, he became Global Head of Natural Resources and Energy Financing.