Management Committee

The management Committee meets at least every two weeks to make day-to-day decisions regarding the organization and the Group’s operations.
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Laurent Mignon
Group CEO

Chairman of Bureau Veritas’ Board of Directors

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David Darmon
Member of the Executive Board, Group Deputy CEO

Chairman of Scalian’s Board of Directors
Chairman of Globeducate’s Board of Directors

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Jérôme Michiels
Executive Vice-President
Director of Wendel Growth

Board Member of Bureau Veritas and Scalian

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Cyril Marie
Executive Vice-President Strategy and Corporate Development
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Christine Anglade
Director of Sustainable Development and Communication
Executive Board Advisor

Board Member of Bureau Veritas

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Caroline Bertin Delacour
General Counsel
Group Chief Compliance Officer
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Laure Delabeye
Director of Human Resources and Services
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Benoît Drillaud
CFO
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Anne-Sophie Kerfant
Tax Director
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Laurent Mignon
Group CEO

Chairman of Bureau Veritas’ Board of Directors

Laurent Mignon is Wendel’s Group CEO since December 2nd, 2022, and Chairman of the Board of Bureau Veritas since June 22nd, 2023.

Before joining Wendel, Laurent Mignon served at Groupe BPCE from 2009 to 2022, where he was Chief Executive Officer of Natixis and a member of the Executive Management Committee of BPCE (including a member of the Management Board since 2013) from 2009 to May 2018, and Chairman of the Executive Board of Groupe BPCE from May 2018 to December 2022. He was also Chairman of the Board of Directors of Natixis, Director of CNP Assurances and Censor of Fimalac.

Laurent Mignon worked for Banque lndosuez for over ten years, first in capital markets, then in corporate and investment banking. In 1996, he joined Banque Schroders in London, then AGF (Assurances Générales de France) in 1997 as Chief Financial Officer. He was appointed to the AGF Executive Committee in 1998, then as Deputy Chief Executive Officer in charge of Banque AGF, AGF Asset Management and AGF lmmobilier in 2002, then in charge of life insurance and financial services and credit insurance in 2003. In 2006, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee. From 2007 to 2009, he was a Managing Partner at Oddo & Cie.

In addition to his functions within the Wendel Group, Laurent Mignon sits on the Board of Directors of LVMH. He is a non-voting member of Oddo BHF.

Laurent graduated from HEC in 1986 and from the Stanford Executive Program.

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David Darmon
Member of the Executive Board, Group Deputy CEO

Chairman of Scalian’s Board of Directors
Chairman of Globeducate’s Board of Directors

David Darmon is Wendel’s Group Deputy CEO since September 9th 2019. He joined Wendel in 2005.

In December 2020, Wendel’s Supervisory Board decided to reappoint the Executive Board for a period of four years from April 7, 2021 to April 6, 2025.

David has led numerous investments for the Group. He participated in the investment and oversight of companies such as Allied Universal, CSP Technologies, Deutsch Group, and Stallergenes. David also initiated several investments in the technology sector.

David opened the New York office (Wendel North America), which he led from 2013 until September 2019, when he joined the Executive Board. From 2013 to 2019, Wendel invested approximately $1 billion in the United States. David previously served as Wendel’s corporate Secretary to the Supervisory Board.

Before joining Wendel, David was a Director of Apax Partners in Paris, where he specialized in LBO transactions for six years. He began his career in M&A at Goldman Sachs in London.

He is a graduate of ESSEC and holds an MBA from INSEAD.

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Jérôme Michiels
Executive Vice-President
Director of Wendel Growth

Board Member of Bureau Veritas and Scalian

Jérôme Michiels is the Group’s Executive Vice-President, responsible for structuring Wendel’s third-party asset management business. He is also Director of Wendel Growth, member of Wendel’s Management Committee and a voting member of the Investment and Development Committee. He is a Board Member of Bureau Veritas and Scalian.

Jérôme joined Wendel at the end of 2006 as Investment Director and was promoted to Director in January 2010. He was appointed Managing Director in January 2012, and joined the Investment Committee at this date. On October 1, 2015, Jérôme was appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Wendel Group and also joined the Management Committee. On September 11, 2019, he was promoted to Deputy Chief Executive Officer.

From 2002 to 2006, he was an Associate at the investment fund BC Partners. Prior to that, he worked as a consultant at Boston Consulting Group from 1999 to 2002, carrying out strategic missions in Europe, particularly in the fields of distribution, transportation, telecommunications and financial services.

Jérôme is a graduate from HEC.

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Cyril Marie
Executive Vice-President Strategy and Corporate Development

Cyril Marie is in charge of external growth and development projects (M&A, management companies and strategic partnerships) as part of the implementation of the new third-party asset management business within Wendel.

Cyril has over 15 years’ experience in asset management. Prior to joining Wendel, he was Chief Financial Officer, Head of Strategy & Corporate Development and a member of the Executive Committee of Natixis Investment Managers.

Cyril began his career in 1999 with BBSP as a financial analyst. He joined Groupe BPCE in 2002, where he held several positions in the Finance and Strategy Department. In 2009, he joined Natixis Investment Managers to oversee the group’s overall strategy and corporate development opportunities. He became Chief Financial Officer in 2017. In this capacity, he was involved in the development of Natixis’ multi-affiliate model through the acquisition and creation of management companies, and by chairing the Boards of Directors of numerous affiliates.

Cyril Marie is a graduate of Paris-Dauphine University (DEA Finance).

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Christine Anglade
Director of Sustainable Development and Communication
Executive Board Advisor

Board Member of Bureau Veritas

Christine Anglade is the Director of Sustainable Development and Communication. She is a member of Wendel’s Management Committee and is an Advisor to the Executive Board. She joined Wendel in 2011. Christine is a Board Member of Bureau Veritas.

Before joining Wendel, Christine was Director of Communication of the French Financial Markets Authority’s (AMF) which she joined in 2000. She was Policy Officer with the French Prime Minister’s Office (Direction des Media) from 1998 to 2000. She began her career in the editorial staff of la Correspondance de la Presse.

Christine holds a master’s in European and International Law of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne University, and a master’s degree in Communication law from Paris II Panthéon-Assas University.

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Caroline Bertin Delacour
General Counsel
Group Chief Compliance Officer

Caroline Bertin Delacour is General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. She joined Wendel in 2009, first as the Head of Legal Affairs. She is also a member of Wendel’s Coordination Committee.

Before joining Wendel, Caroline was an Attorney at the law firm August & Debouzy, where she dealt with Mergers & Acquisitions and corporate law from 1998 to 2009. Prior to this, she was a Tax Lawyer at Clearly Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton from 1988 to 1998.

Caroline is co-author of “Highs and Lows of Modern Finance” (Eyrolles, 2013) and author of “Sovereign Wealth Funds: these new actors of the global economy” (co-published Eyrolles – Les Echos, 2009), for which she received the Turgot New Talent Prize in 2010.

Registered at the Paris Bar between 1990 and 2009, she holds an LLM from New York University (1987), a master’s in Taxation from the University Paris V René Descartes (1985) and a master’s in Business Law from the University Paris II Panthéon-Assas (1984).

She is a Knight of the French Order of Merit.

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Laure Delabeye
Director of Human Resources and Services

Laure Delabeye is the Director of Human Resources and Services. She is a member of the Management Committee. Laure joined Wendel in 2024.

After graduating from EFAP (École des nouveaux métiers de la communication) and IGS (Institut de Gestion Sociale), Laure worked over 25 years as Human Resources Director in French and international environments, mainly in the Finance and Insurance sectors.

Before joining Wendel, Laure spent 14 years as Human Resources Manager in AXA Group operating entities, supporting their transformation. Laure then joined the American bank JP Morgan as HR Director for France, before extending her responsibilities to Spain and Portugal. For 7 years, she acquired expertise in leading teams in multicultural and sensitive contexts, and dealt in particular with the impacts of Brexit from an HR point of view on a European level. From 2019 to 2021, Laure was Global Head of Human Resources for Natixis Investment Banking.

In 2021, Laure made a turning point in her career by becoming a certified coach (HEC Global International Executive coaching, ICF accredited). She set up Oyat Coachsulting to support senior executives facing new challenges.

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Benoît Drillaud
CFO

Benoit Drillaud is the CFO of Wendel and leads the financial and accounting team. He is a member of the Management Committee.

Benoît joined Wendel in 2004 as Accounting and Financial Operations Officer and was appointed Deputy Director of Accounting and Financial Affairs in 2007. In 2013, he was promoted to Deputy Chief Financial Officer.

Prior to joining Wendel, he has worked as an auditor for PriceWaterhouseCoopers for 5 years.

He holds a Master’s degree in finance from ESCP and a DEA in economics from the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne.

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Anne-Sophie Kerfant
Tax Director

Anne-Sophie Kerfant is Tax Director. She is also a member of the Coordination Committee. She joined Wendel in 2024.

After graduating from the Law Faculty of Paris II and Paris Dauphine, Anne-Sophie worked for 30 years in international law firms, where she acquired cross-disciplinary tax expertise. These experiences enabled her to advise clients as diverse as CAC 40 groups, private equity and turnaround funds, family groups and start-ups on structuring their investments, M&A operations and restructuring, including in the area of insolvency proceedings.

Before joining Wendel, Anne-Sophie worked at Shearman & Sterling for 13 years, then joined Orrick Rambaud Martel in 2007, where she has been a Partner since 2009. Anne-Sophie was Head of Orrick Rambaud Martel’s Paris Tax Department for 11 years and was Managing Partners of the Paris office for 5 years.

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