Bio

Jérôme Richard is Operating Partner. He joined Wendel in 2019. Jérôme is a Board Member of Constantia Flexibles. Alongside the investment team, he works closely with the senior management of our portfolio companies, including Constantia Flexibles and CPI. Jérôme began his career at Boston Consulting Group during eight years in France and in the USA, developing expertise in operational transformation and turnaround, mainly in the healthcare and industrial sectors. He was also the recruiting Director of the Paris office. In 2010, Jérôme joined Schneider Electric as a Vice President and took-on leadership positions in purchasing then in sales & business development. In 2016, Jérôme was appointed CEO of John Paul (sold afterwards to Accor), a leading concierge services start-up supported by cutting edge technology to help brands reinventing customer experience. Jérôme graduated from CentraleSupélec in 2002 (Master of Sciences).