A comitted governance build on complementary expertise

At Carbios, governance is built on a solid and agile organization, driven by a shared commitment: transforming scientific innovation into concrete, sustainable impact that meets real market needs.

Board of Directors

Strategic guidance and oversight

The Board of Directors defines Carbios’ major strategic orientations and oversees their implementation.

Its members contribute complementary expertise in research, industry, finance, and international development, supporting the company’s long-term growth.

    • Isabelle Parize

    Chairwoman of the Board

    Isabelle PARIZE is a graduate of the École Supérieure de Commerce in Paris. She is currently Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of Delsey, Chairwoman of ODYS SPL, Belgium and Director of other companies. After holding various positions at Procter & Gamble between 1980 and 1993, including Hygiene and Beauty Marketing Director, she joined the Henkel Group in 1994. She was then Chief Executive Officer of Schwarzkopf – Henkel France from 1994 to 1998, then Senior Vice-President of Europe, Middle East and Africa (based in Germany) from 1998 to 2001. She became Chairwoman of Canal+ Distribution and Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of CanalSatellite in 2001. She then became Chairwoman of the perfumes division of Quest International Group (2005-2007) and Chief Executive Officer and then Vice-Chairwoman of Betclic (2007-2011). She then joined Nocibé as Chairwoman of the Management Board (2011-2016). She was Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of Douglas Holding AG until October 2017. From 2018 to August 2021, she became CEO of Delsey and its holding company DHI Compagny.

    • Karine Auclair

    Independent Director

    Prof. Karine AUCLAIR is a Professor of Chemistry at McGill University and holder of the “Tier 1 Canada Research Chair” on antimicrobials and green enzymes. She has received numerous awards over the years, including the Clara Benson Award from the Canadian Society of Chemistry, the McGill Tomlinson Professorship, the Leo Yafe Teaching Award and the McGill Fessenden Professorship, to name but a few. An internationally renowned bio-organic chemist, she has made significant scientific contributions in the fields of antimicrobial resistance, biocatalysis and enzymology. Her research has resulted in several patents, particularly in the field of closed-loop enzymatic depolymerization of untreated PET with high crystallinity. Her work has been the subject of nearly 100 peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals and is often highlighted by the media. As a recognized leader in her field, she is often invited to speak at industry and academic conferences around the world, and to review theses and applications for subsidies from international institutions.

    • Vincent Kamel

    Director

    Vincent KAMEL holds an engineering degree from École Centrale de Lyon. He has more than 35 years of experience in the chemical industry (Rhône Poulenc, Rhodia, Solvay), in France and abroad (China, Korea, Brazil), during which he held leading positions as Chief Executive Officer of the Polyamide Division of Solvay, Director of the Coatis Business Unit and Asia Director for “Engineering Plastics.” In particular, he has developed an in-depth knowledge of regulatory, industrial and business development aspects of recycling. Vincent KAMEL also held the position of COO at Domo Chemicals until January 2023.

    • Jennifer Saenz

    Independent Director

    Jennifer SAENZ joined Albertsons Companies in July 2021 and holds the position of Executive Vice-President Pharmacy and eCommerce Operations. Jennifer has extensive experience in the global industry and is recognized in the field of management, marketing and innovation. She previously spent 15 years at PepsiCo, where she served as Global Chief Marketing Officer and President, Global Foods, responsible for the $30 billion PepsiCo Foods portfolio. Previously, she was SVP & Chief Marketing Officer of PepsiCo Foods North America. She has also been recognized for her professional achievements, including Fast Company’s Most Creative People in 2018, Brand Innovators’ Top 100 Women in Marketing in 2017, 2018 and 2019, and the AdWeek Brand Genius Award in 2017. Jennifer is also a member of the 2023 Class of Henry Crown Fellows at The Aspen Institute. A graduate of the Goizueta School of Business at Emory University, she also holds an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and is a graduate of the Leading Global Businesses Program at Harvard Business School. She is a member of the Board of Directors of United Way of Metropolitan Dallas.

    • Julie Sonies

    Independent Director

    With over 20 years of experience in Finance and Investment Banking, Ms. Julie Sonies has forged a remarkable career path. A graduate of Paris Dauphine University and holder of a DESS in Finance from Sciences Po Paris, she has notably been Chief Financial Officer of Redefine Meat, Managing Director of the Retail & Consumer divisions at UBS and Deutsche Bank in London, Vice President of Consumer & Retail at Goldman Sachs in London, and an analyst at Merrill Lynch in Paris and London.

    • Laurent Schmitt

    Director, representing BOLD (Business Opportunities for L’Oréal Development)

    Laurent SCHMITT has dedicated more than 30 years of his career to the L’Oréal Group, where he has taken on many leadership roles internationally. He has notably held the positions of Chief Financial Officer in the Czech Republic and then in Brazil, Chief Executive Officer of the luxury goods business unit in Brazil, Chief Financial Officer in France for the Professional Products Division and Chief Financial Officer for the Africa, Middle East and Pacific regions. He currently holds the positions of Chief Corporate Finance and Financial Communication Officer of the L’Oréal Group and Chief Executive Officer of BOLD, “Business Opportunity for L’Oréal Development,” a venture capital investment fund of the L’Oréal Group. Laurent SCHMITT is a graduate of the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences-Po).

    • Mateus Schreiner Garcez Lopez

    Independent Director

    Mateus SCHREINER GARCEZ LOPES is Global Director of Energy Transition and Investments at Raizen (world leader in bioenergy in Brazil) where he leads technology, new business development and intellectual property. He was previously Global Director of Innovation and Business Development in the renewable chemicals sector at Braskem (the largest producer of thermoplastic resins in the Americas and the largest producer of biopolymers in the world). Before joining the corporate world, Mateus held several research and teaching positions in synthetic biology and metabolic engineering at universities in Mexico, Germany, the United States and Brazil. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Iogen Energy Corporation, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Brazilian Bio-Innovation Association and a member of the Advisory Committee of the MIT Energy Initiative.

    • Nicolas Seeboth

    Director, representing Michelin Ventures

    Nicolas SEEBOTH is the Technical Director of the Michelin Group’s Polymer Composite Solutions business unit. With a solid knowledge of chemistry and polymers, for 20 years, he held various research positions at Michelin after obtaining a doctorate focusing on organometal chemistry at the École Polytechnique de Paris. He is the inventor of more than 40 patents, among which are some of the Michelin Group’s major innovations (specialty polymers and chemical additives) and regularly speaks at international conferences. He was also Chairman of Toulouse White Biotechnology, a public-private consortium aimed at accelerating the development of industrial biotechnologies for 4 years.

    • Alen Vukic

    Non-voting Director, representing Copernicus Wealth Management

    Alen VUKIC, Chief Executive Officer of Copernicus Wealth Management,

    • is a co-founder of the Copernicus Group. He also serves as Chairman of Thalia Capital Advisors SA and Finpartners Financial Services SA and spent 11 years with the BSI Group (now EFG), including four years at the group’s wealth management firm, Patrimony 1873 SA, which he helped establish. Since starting his career in 2001 as a financial analyst, he has served as co-manager of the BSI Multinvest Asia ex-Japan fund, Risk Manager for BSI Asset Management, and a member of the “Fondazione di Previdenza BSI SA” and the “Fondo Complementare di Previdenza BSI SA” (two foundations of the BSI Group). He is a member of the board of directors of several dedicated private funds managed by Copernicus in Ireland and Luxembourg. He has also been a member of the Board of Directors of the Alliance of Swiss Asset Managers since 2021.

    Copernicus Wealth Management is a manager of discretionary mandates and private and public investment funds, based in Switzerland and recognized by the local supervisory body FINMA, the CSSF in Luxembourg, the CBI in Ireland and the FME in Liechtenstein, and which, through the investment vehicles it manages, favors investments in innovative companies with high growth potential that can improve social well-being and address important issues such as environment.

     

Executive Committee

Driving our scientific, industrial and commercial vision

As Carbios’ central steering body, the Executive Committee coordinates the company’s activities and ensures the operational implementation of our strategy. It is responsible for:

  • Driving business development and strategic partnerships
  • Coordinating cross-functional and international projects
  • Anticipating technological, organizational, and human transformations
  • Executing the industrial roadmap and monitoring action plans

    • Benoît Grenot

    Chief Executive Officer

    Benoît Grenot, a graduate engineer from the École des Mines de Paris, led Baikowski (a specialty chemicals group operating in Europe, the United States, and Japan) for more than ten years, where he implemented a strategy focused on value creation, innovation, and international expansion. Prior to that, he held operational management positions abroad, notably in China within the Saint‑Gobain Group, strengthening his expertise in industrial markets and materials value chains.

    • Lionel Arras

    Chief Technology and Industrialization Officer

    Lionel ARRAS is a graduate of ENSIC Nancy and holds an MBA from the Lyon School of Management. Before joining Carbios, Lionel ARRAS was Director of Technology and Project Europe at Elkem Silicones, Director of Strategic and Industrial Projects (increases in capacity, improvement of efficiency) and in charge of managing the portfolio of current investments for the production activities of large on-site intermediaries with substantial productivity, cost and HSE challenges. He was also responsible for R&D projects and resources in Chemistry and Processes Europe and contracts with external development partners. He was heavily involved in the development of the global Technology and Projects organization between Europe, China and Norway. Prior to that, Lionel ARRAS held positions as process engineer and production manager in factories. He began his career in 1998 in the engineering and technology center of Rhône-Poulenc in Décines (France) after a cooperation with Purdue University in Indiana (United States).

    • Etienne Auriau

    Chief Financial Officer

    A graduate of CentraleSupélec and holder of an MBA from London Business School, Étienne Auriau has built a career in financial leadership within international companies in the FMCG and luxury sectors. He led the Finance, IT, Legal, Procurement, and Business Development functions at Laboratoires Expanscience for over ten years, supporting the group’s growth, the digitization of processes, and the expansion of operations in the United States, Brazil, China, and Hong Kong.

    Previously, he served as VP Finance at Champagne Laurent-Perrier, where he managed financial communications and investor relations for a publicly listed company. He also headed the French finance activities of Lorenz Bahlsen Snack-World, following roles at Whirlpool and Unilever in France and the United Kingdom.

    His expertise spans financial structuring, risk management, digital transformation, and international development.

    • Charlotte Lefébure

    Chief People and Communication Officer

    A graduate of CELSA – Paris-Sorbonne University, Charlotte has 20 years of experience leading Human Resources functions within international groups in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and highly regulated services sectors. She held several HR leadership positions at IQVIA, where she contributed to major organizational transformations, international projects, and talent development in multicultural environments. She then joined CARBOGEN AMCIS as Human Resources Director, helping to scale up a new manufacturing site and strengthen the organization in a context of rapid growth.

    • Nicolas Chabot

    Scientific Programs Director

    Holding a PhD in organic chemistry and enzymology, he has over 15 years of experience in enzyme and metabolic engineering applied to industrial biotechnology. He began his career in academia, conducting research and teaching, notably at the University of Montreal. He then moved to the industrial biotechnology sector, spending seven years at Deinove and five years at EnobraQ, leading high-stakes research and development programs. Nicolas Chabot joined Carbios in 2021 as Director of Scientific Programs. In this role, he leads research activities in enzyme engineering, contributes to defining the Company’s strategic directions, and oversees their operational implementation.

    • Delphine Denoizé

    Chief Programs Funding and Sustainability Officer

    After several years spent in innovation in the agricultural world, Delphine DENOIZE joined the Company in 2016 and is one of the Group’s top twenty employees. First in charge of Innovation Financing and Regulation, then Project Manager for PET biorecycling, and now Chief Programs Funding and Sustainability Officer, she supports the Company’s projects. Her responsibilities include the French and European public financing of innovation, the validation of the compliance of processes and products with various regulations around the world, as well as the assessment of their environmental impact through tools such as life cycle analysis.

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee is an advisory body that supports the Board of Directors in ensuring the reliability of financial statements, the effectiveness of internal controls, and the quality of information provided to stakeholders, as well as overseeing the work of the Statutory Auditors.

Its main responsibilities include ensuring the integrity of financial reporting, the proper selection and independence of auditors, the consistency of published financial information, the monitoring of responses to market authorities and analysts, and the effectiveness of risk management and internal audit procedures.

Members are appointed by the Board for a fixed term and may be dismissed at any time. The Committee is chaired by Julie Sonies and also includes Mateus Schreiner Garcez Lopes and Michelin Ventures (represented by Nicolas Seeboth).

It meets two to three times a year. Decisions are taken by majority vote, without proxy, and are formally recorded in minutes.

Compensation and appointments committee

The Compensation and Appointments Committee is an advisory body that supports the Board of Directors on matters related to compensation and appointments of directors, executive officers, and other key contributors.

It provides opinions, proposals, and recommendations, and reports regularly to the Board.

The Committee is chaired by Business Opportunities for L’Oréal Development (represented by Laurent Schmitt) and includes Isabelle Parize and Julie Sonies (independent member).

It meets at least once a year. Its main responsibilities include reviewing compensation, proposing exceptional remuneration, defining performance criteria and objectives, and making appointment recommendations.

Strategy & CSR Committee

The Strategy and CSR Committee is an advisory body that supports the Board of Directors on strategic and corporate social responsibility matters.

Chaired by Isabelle Parize, it also includes Business Opportunities for L’Oréal Development (represented by Laurent Schmitt) and Michelin Ventures (represented by Nicolas Seeboth).

It meets as often as necessary. Its main responsibilities include contributing to the definition and monitoring of the Company’s strategy, maintaining regular dialogue with Executive Management, ensuring robust evaluation of strategic options, consulting external experts when relevant, and providing recommendations on the Company’s CSR commitments and roadmap.