Bio

Bruno Bézard is a Managing Partner of Cathay Capital Private Equity and Head of its Mid Cap Fund, based in Paris. Bruno developed his career at the top level of public government in France, including various senior operational management positions in economy, finance and business. Before joining Cathay, he held roles as the Vice Minister of Finance, Head of the French Treasury, Chairman of the Paris Club along with Head of the French Inland Revenue department (120 000 employees) which he joined after two years in Beijing as Minister Counsellor for economy and industry in the French Embassy. Bruno created and ran the French Government Shareholding Agency (Agence des Participations de l’Etat) in charge of all companies in which the French State has a stake, where he gained invaluable experience in corporate governance and M&A, and has been an economic advisor to the French Prime Minister. Bruno has sat on the boards of Electricite de France, SNCF, AREVA, La Poste, Thales, Air France, Engie and Peugeot Citroen. He graduated from Ecole Polytechnique and Ecole Nationale d’Administration, where he has taken on teaching roles for the last several years.