BNP Paribas announced the appointment of Aymar de Liedekerke Beaufort as the Head of Territory for South Korea and Chief Executive Officer of BNP Paribas S.A., Seoul branch, effective 1 January 2023. He succeeds Philippe Noirot who will relocate to Singapore and assume the role of Head of Transaction Banking, Asia Pacific. Aymar is responsible for managing the bank's overall activities in Korea.

He reports to Paul Yang, Chief Executive Officer of BNP Paribas Asia Pacific. Aymar was previously Head of Territory and Head of Corporate and Institutional Banking (CIB) for BNP Paribas India. As a 30-year BNP Paribas veteran, Aymar previously held senior management roles at BNP Paribas including Head of Territory for Vietnam, Head of Territory for Czech Republic and Slovakia, Head of Territory for Hungary and South Eastern Europe, Deputy Head of Corporate and Transaction Banking Europe and Head of Corporate Coverage in Transaction Banking, Germany.

Aymar holds a diploma in International Affairs from the European Business School.