Bio

He is or has been Chairman or member of supervisory boards in various sectors including: Emlyon Business School, SAFTI, Biscuit International, Mériguet (Ateliers de France), Socotec, Feu Vert, etc. Jean was a member of the Executive Committee of the Caisse des Dépôts Group from 2010 to 2017 and Chairman of the Transmission Commission of former AFIC, now France Invest, from 2013 to 2018. From 2005 to 2009, he was Managing Director of the European Capital and opened its Paris and Madrid offices, while also participating in the development of its German office. From 2000 to 2005, he was Deputy Managing Director of Fonds Partenaires-Gestion (Banque Lazard) where he led investments in companies from the industrial, health and specialized distribution sectors. Prior to that, Jean was Head of the Structured Finance and Asset Management Department at Commerzbank in Paris. He started his career in 1991 as a construction engineer in London and Barcelona.