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The six-member Executive Board is chaired by Patrick Sayer. Its members' investment and management skills have been strengthened by the complex transactions that Eurazeo has carried out since 2002. Each member is closely involved in the partnerships that Eurazeo has established with its portfolio companies and is in regular contact with their management.
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Patrick SAYER, CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD
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Patrick Sayer has been Chairman of Eurazeo’s Executive Board since 2002.
Previously, he was a senior partner at Lazard Frères et Cie in Paris and Managing Director of Lazard Frères & Co in New York. His private equity experience dates back to the creation of Fonds Partenaires, where he was active from 1989 to 1993. He subsequently helped redefine the investment strategy of Gaz et Eaux which had become Eurazeo.
He sits on the Board of several companies, including Accor, Europcar Groupe, ELIS, APCOA Parking AG, Banca Leonardo, Euraleo, PUF, Grand Théâtre de Provence, Groupe Lucien Barrière and Paris Saint Germain football club (PSG). He is the Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ANF and of Rexel.
He is a member of the Orientation Committee of France Investissement and was the President of the French Private Equity Investor’s Association (AFIC) in 2006 - 2007. |
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Patrick Sayer is a graduate of Ecole Polytechnique (1980), of Ecole des Mines de Paris (1982) and of the French Financial Analyst center. |
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Bruno KELLER, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER
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Mr. Bruno Keller has been Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Executive Board of Eurazeo since May 2002.
He joined Eurazeo in 1990 as the Chief Financial Officer, and was appointed Deputy Chief Operating Officer in June 1998. Before joining Eurazeo, Mr. Keller was an auditor with Price Waterhouse (1976-1982), Financial Director of the Elf Aquitaine Financial Dept (1982-1989) and head of Asset Management at Banque Indosuez (1989-1990).
He is also the Chairman of ANF’s Executive Board and a Director of Europcar Groupe. |
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Bruno Keller is a graduate of the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Rouen. |
Philippe AUDOUIN, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER
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Mr. Philippe Audouin joined Eurazeo in 2002.
He began his career by starting his own company, and then became the Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Managing Director (“Prokurist”) in Germany of the first joint venture of France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom. From 1996 to 2000, he was in charge of finance, human resources and administration at France Telecom’s Multimedia division, and was also a member of the Supervisory Board of Pages Jaunes. From April 2000 to February 2002, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Europ@Web (part of Groupe Arnault). He taught for five years at HEC Business School, including a position as senior lecturer for third-year students in the Entrepreneurs program.
Philippe is Vice Chairman of Groupe B&B Hotels, a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Europcar Groupe, Elis and APCOA Parkings, and member of the Supervisory Board and Chairman of the Audit Committee of ANF. |
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Philippe Audouin is a graduate of Hautes Etudes Commerciales. |
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Gilbert SAADA, DIRECTOR OF INVESTMENTS AND EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER
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Gilbert Saada has been a member of Eurazeo’s Executive Board since 2002. He co-leads the investment team and has directed such investments as ELIS, Eutelsat, Terreal, Oberthur, IRR.
He joined Eurazeo in 1999 as the Investment Business Development Director. Prior to this, he worked in the Corporate Finance department of Crédit Agricole.
From 1992 to 2000, he taught corporate finance at HEC Business School.
He is Chairman of the Board of Europcar Groupe and of Holdelis (ELIS) and a Director of Ipsos and of the Olympique Lyonnais. |
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Gilbert Saada received an advanced degree (DEA) in Economics and Statistics from Université de Paris II, a Masters in International Finance from Hautes Etudes Commerciales and a bachelor’s degree in History from Université de Paris I. |
Virginie MORGON, DIRECTOR OF INVESTMENTS AND EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER
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Virginie Morgon has been a member of Eurazeo’s Executive Board since January 2008. She co-leads the investment team.
After working as an investment banker in New York and London, Virginie Morgon became a senior partner at Lazard Frères et Cie in Paris in 2000 and was also responsible for the European Food, Retail and Consumer goods sector. During her 15 years at Lazard, she advised numerous French and international groups such as Air Liquide, Danone, Publicis, Kingfisher/Castorama and Kesa/Darty, establishing close relationships with the management of these companies.
Virginie Morgon sits on Accor’s Board of Directors and is Chairman of the Board of APCOA Parkings.
Virginie Morgon is member of the Board of Directors of the Women Forum for the Economy & Society (WEFCOS) and member of the Board of Directors of Club L – Femmes Forum. |
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Virginie Morgon has a degree from l’Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Economics and Finance section) and holds a Master in Economics and Management (MIEM) from the University of Bocconi (Milan, Italy). |
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Luis MARINI-PORTUGAL, DIRECTOR OF INVESTMENTS AND EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER
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Luis Marini-Portugal joined Eurazeo in 1999. From 1994 to 1999 he was at JP Morgan, first in the Investment Banking division in London, where he worked on mergers and acquisitions, credit rating and IPOs, then as a financial analyst at the Equity Research division in Paris.
At Eurazeo, Luis Marini-Portugal has participated in the structuring and oversight of the following investments: the Eutelsat, Rexel, Terreal and Chantemur Heytens LBOs, the development capital for Ipsos, and the venture capital for Realviz and Vox Mobili.
Luis Marini-Portugal is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Groupe B&B Hotels and a member of the Supervisory Board of Rexel. |
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HEC Business school graduate (PIM at UC Berkeley and Hochschule St-Gallen). |
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Eurazeo has a collegial management; its Executive Board, chaired by Patrick Sayer, is composed of 6 members. It meets at least once a month and as often as the company's interest requires.
The Management Committee is a larger group of seven persons which meets every week.
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The Investment Committee : |
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The Investment Committee is composed of the members of the Management Committee and all the Investment Managers (chargés d’affaires) of Eurazeo ; it meets at least once a week. Its function is, on a collegial basis, to search, examine and propose investment opportunities and carry out the follow-up. The Investment Committee, which groups people with varied skills, is helped by external advisers to perform its task.
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Fabrice de GAUDEMAR, INVESTMENT DIRECTOR
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Fabrice de Gaudemar joined Eurazeo in 2000. While at Eurazeo, he has participated in the structuring or the oversight of the investments in Eutelsat, Cegid, Rexel, Europcar and APCOA.
From 1998 to 2000, Fabrice de Gaudemar was a technical project manager for the French Ministry of Defense. He was responsible for the architecture and the roll out of new telecommunications networks. In 1997, he was analyst at Eurazeo.
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Ecole Polytechnique, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications |
Frans TIELEMAN, INVESTMENT DIRECTOR
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Frans Tieleman joined Eurazeo in 2001 after having worked with McKinsey in Paris and with the venture capital group of Reuters.
While at Eurazeo Frans Tieleman has participated in the structuring and the oversight of the following investments: Rexel, Terreal, B&B Hôtels and Gruppo Banca Leonardo, as well as Euraleo's investments in Intercos and Sirti.
Frans Tieleman represents Eurazeo at the board of Groupe B&B Hotels, and is a member of the board of Intercos and Sirti.
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Ecole Polytechnique, Ponts et Chaussées, Insead |
Marc FRAPPIER, INVESTMENT DIRECTOR
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Marc Frappier joined the Eurazeo investment team in 2006. At Eurazeo, he has participated in the Accor investment and he primarily participates in the oversight of the Accor, APCOA and Rexel investments.
He begun his career in 1996 as a financial auditor with Deloitte & Touche in Paris and New York. From 1999 to 2006, he worked for The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in Paris and Singapore, where he participated in numerous strategy and operational effectiveness assignments in the industrial goods and services sector, energy, as well as the media and telecommunication sector.
Marc Frappier is a member of the Supervisory Boards of Rexel and APCOA Parking. |
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Ingénieur Civil des Mines (EMN), DECF |
Yannick MARION, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
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Yannick Marion joined Eurazeo in March 2001. At Eurazeo, he has participated in the structuring or the oversight of the following investments : Fraikin, Lev, Eutelsat, Lazard, Rexel, B&B Hotels, ELIS and Accor as well as on the merger of Rue Impériale and Eurazeo
He is a member of the B&B Hotels and ELIS Board of Directors. |
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Ecole Polytechnique (X), Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées (ENSTA) |
Vivianne AKRICHE, DEPUTY DIRECTOR
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From 2001 to 2004, Vivianne Akriche was part of the investment banking team of Goldman Sachs in Paris, where she advised clients on various mergers & acquisitions related topics, she participated in transactions involving financial investors and financial institutions.
Vivianne Akriche joined Eurazeo in 2004, she took part in the acquisition and the IPO of Rexel, and is involved in the oversight of the investment.
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HEC Business School |
Angélique LAUPRETRE, DEPUTY DIRECTOR
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Angélique Lauprêtre joined Eurazeo in 2006. From 1996 to 1998, she worked for the Tax Department of the French law firm Moquet Borde & Associés. She then joined White & Case, LLP as a lawyer focusing on mergers and acquisitions as well as restructuring for major industrial companies and private equity funds.
At Eurazeo, Angélique Lauprêtre was involved in the investments in Europcar and APCOA. She now oversees in the ongoing management of the investments in Europcar and B&B. |
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HEC Business School, Master in International Taxation (DESS – University Paris XI), Member of the Paris Bar. |
Wilfried PISKULA, DEPUTY DIRECTOR
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From 2003 to 2006 Wilfried Piskula was part of the investment banking team of Morgan Stanley in London where he was involved in M&A transactions and IPOs in the telecommunications sector.
Wilfried Piskula joined Eurazeo in 2006, he primarily participates in the oversight of APCOA and ELIS.
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Ecole Polytechnique, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées (ENSTA) |
Eric SCHAEFER, DEPUTY DIRECTOR
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Eric Schaefer joined the private equity team of Eurazeo in 2004 and has been working on several investment opportunities and monitoring portfolio companies in various industry and services sectors.
At Eurazeo, Eric Schaefer has participated in the following investments: Eutelsat, B&B Hotels, Europcar and APCOA |
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Ecole Polytechnique, HEC |
Yann-Hervé Du RUSQUEC, INVESTMENT MANAGER
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From 2004 to 2007, Yann-Hervé du Rusquec was part of the investment banking teams of Lazard and then Morgan Stanley in Paris where he was involved in M&A transactions and IPOs, advising clients such as financial investors and large European companies.
Yann-Hervé du Rusquec joined Eurazeo in 2007, he participates in the oversight of the APCOA and Europcar investments. |
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Ecole Centrale Paris, DEA Dauphine/ ENSAE |
Thibaut MURRET-LABARTHE, INVESTMENT MANAGER
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From 2005 to 2007, Thibaut Murret-Labarthe was part of the investment banking team of Lehman Brothers in Paris, advising clients such as financial investors and various French industrial players on M&A transactions.
Thibaut Murret-Labarthe joined Eurazeo in 2007, he participates in the oversight of the Accor and Elis investments.
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Ecole Polytechnique, Ecole des Mines de Paris |
Francesco ORSI, INVESTMENT MANAGER
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Francesco Orsi joined Euraleo in 2007 after having worked with KPMG in Milan since 2003 within the Audit team and then the Transaction Services Group.
While at Euraleo Francesco Orsi has participated in the structuring and the oversight of the following investments : Sirti and Intercos. |
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Bocconi University (Milan, Italy) |
Delphine ABELLARD, GENERAL COUNSEL
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From 1988 to the end of 1991 Delphine Abellard worked in Washington D.C. for a law firm specialized in International Economic Law. From 1992 to 1998, she practised law as an attorney, mainly in the merger and acquisitions department of an American law firm in Paris.
In March 1998, she joined Eurazeo. She is in charge of the legal follow-up of the group's companies and participations and of the legal aspects of Eurazeo's investment activities. She works closely with the Investment Department.
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Delphine Abellard is admitted to the Paris Bar and to the New York Bar. She holds an MBA in Finance from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and a Masters of Law from Georgetown University. She graduated from the law school of Paris (Panthéon-Sorbonne, "Maîtrise" with honors) and from Sciences Po. |
Laurent GUÉRINEAU, OPERATING PARTNER OF EURAZEO PARTNERS
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From 1987 to 1992, Laurent Guerineau worked for an audit firm focusing on the financial, industrial and service sectors.
He joined Eurazeo in 1992 as a legal, tax, and accounting manager.
In 1997 he specialized in the screening and monitoring of investments in private equity funds.
Since 2006 he is the operating partner of Eurazeo Partners and has also focused on corporate financing, hedging and listed investments.
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Certified Evaluated Financial Analyst (SFAF)
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