acquisition of Turkish DenizBank. As head of Dexia, he also had to deal with the Lernout & Hauspie affair. Following the subprime mortgage crisis, Axel Miller resigned on 30 September 2008. In 2009, he became a partner of Petercam, a Belgian financial group, active in private banking, institutional asset management and corporate finance. In August 2013, he was appointed CEO of D'Ieteren, a major car distributor in Western Europe. Bailout On 30 September 2008 the Belgian, French and Luxembourg governments said they would put in 6.4bn euros ($9bn; £5bn) into keep Dexia afloat. On the same day at 10:02am the BBC News Channel broke news which had come from the news provider AFP "Dexia Chairman and the Chief Executive resign after bailout". This was later confirmed live on the BBC News Channel from Brussels at 10:24am. Axel Miller and Pierre Richard were Chairman and Chief Executive respectively. . Personal life Axel Miller is divorced from Catherine Duhen. They have four children together. He’s now married with Julie Dupont who has two daughters, Fanny and Marine Hautain-Nélis. References 1965 births Living people Belgian businesspeople Université libre de Bruxelles alumni Davis Polk & Wardwell lawyers