After spending a number of years at different capacities in Africa, Mr. Durand came to Bahrain in 1989 with Banque Indosuez as In Charge of "Private and Institutional Investments for UAE, Qatar, Oman and Kuwait". He took on various responsibilities at Banque Indosuez, until he became the Deputy Manager in charge if the Private Banking and a the Investment Bank for the GCC Countries in 1994.

In 1996, Mr. Durand moved to BNP Manama Offshore branch (Bahrain) as the Deputy General Manager. In couple of years, he became the General Manager of the offshore branch. In 2000, he became the Country Head for Bahrain covering (Saudi Arabia and Kuwait).

Currently, Mr. Durand is the Regional Director  - GCC Countries, In charge of the regional project for  three core business lines of BNP Paribas Group in the Gulf : International Retail and Financial Services,  Corporate and Investment Banking, and   Asset Management and Services.

Mr. Durand is also the President of the French Foreign Trade Advisors association in Bahrain.

He is also Member of the Executive Committee of Bahrain Bankers Society.