 He was promoted as the chief executive officer () on 3 September of the same year.He was also appointed as a member of the executive committee, first not-French, of BNP Paribas S.A. in 2008 (not to be confused with the board of directors).In 2009 BNP Paribas Personal Finance, a BNP Paribas subsidiary, acquired another Italian bank, Findomestic Banca; Gallia was appointed as the chairman () of the board of directors () of Findomestic Banca in December 2009.