BNP Paribas Fortis in brief -
BNP Paribas Fortis, the no. 1 bank in Belgium, offers the market a comprehensive package of financial services for private and professional clients, wealthy individuals, corporate clients, public entities and financial institutions. Today, it is organised around 4 core activities: Retail & Private Banking, Corporate & Public Banking, Corporate & Investment Banking and Investment Solutions. BNP Paribas Fortis supports its clients abroad with a unique pan-European network reinforcing the Group’s worldwide positions.

Core activities
In Belgium, its domestic market, BNP Paribas Fortis presents itself as the first choice and unique partner for all customers. There will be more collaboration between businesses that are serving clients in their business and private needs. Business clients will also be served for all their needs, on the business side as well as on the personal side. This means that they can choose for the proximity of the retail bank, that they can rely on the corporate bank for more complex skills or international experience and that private bankers are able to serve them for their personal banking matters.

Corporate governance
The Board of Directors of Fortis Bank SA/NV establishes the Bank’s strategy and supervises the activities of the Executive Board and of the independent control functions. The Board of Directors has 18 members, of which 12 non-executive and 6 executive.

Sponsoring
Through its sponsorship activities, BNP Paribas Fortis seeks to play an active part in society and to show what it represents: a company that understands what motivates its customers and that gets them where they want to be.