Carbios’ Governance

Emmanuel Ladent

Emmanuel Ladent, a graduate of the Neoma Business School, has 30 years of experience in the automotive sector and more specifically in mobility. Most recently, he managed the MICHELIN Group’s largest business line, the Automotive Global  Brands division. His management career is characterised by a strong international background, with more than 20 years spent working on several different continents. Specialised in business transformation through innovation, Mr. Ladent has contributed to the development of subsidiaries with multi-billion euro turnovers. Through strong leadership, he has been able to unite interdisciplinary and intercultural teams around a common vision and ambitious goals.

Lionel Arras

He is a graduate engineer from ENSIC Nancy and holds an MBA from the Lyon School of Management. Before joining Carbios, Lionel Arras was Technology and Project Director Europe at Elkem Silicones, director of strategic and industrial projects (capacity increase, improvement of efficiency) and in charge of managing the portfolio of current investments for the activities of production of large on-site intermediates with high productivity, cost and HSE challenges. He was also responsible for R&D projects and resources, in Chemistry and Processes Europe and for contracts with external development partners. He was heavily involved in the development of the global Technology and Projects organization between Europe, China and Norway.

Before that, Lionel Arras held positions as a process engineer and production manager in factories. He began his career in 1998 in the engineering and technology center of Rhône-Poulenc (Décines, France) after cooperating with Purdue University (Indiana, United States)

Trained as a lawyer, Sophie Balmary began her career at Renault in 1995, contributing to major projects involving changes to the Group’s legal structure and mergers & acquisitions. In 2003, she joined the Renault Group’s Human Resources Department, taking on various responsibilities, including Recruitment for France, managing the establishment of Head Office and Social Relations for France. In September 2017, she joined Michelin as Director of Social Relations, France. Her previous experience at Renault was crucial in strengthening social dialogue within Michelin by combining responsibility, agility, and social cohesion, capitalizing on her legal skills and in-depth understanding of industrial and human issues.

With more than 30 years of experience, including 10 years at Rhodia (now Solvay) and more than 20 years at Suez, in commercial development or subsidiary general management positions in France or abroad (Benelux, Germany), he was most recently Chief Technology Officer for the Group’s recycling and recovery businesses. Having a scientific university background, he also holds an MBA from HEC Paris. At Carbios, he is responsible for securing the sourcing of PET waste for the future reference plant in Longlaville, supporting the international growth as well as managing the Company’s public affairs.

Pascal Bricout

Mr. Bricout manages and leads Carbios’ Finance division. He also steers the Group’s Strategy, investor relations, and the launch of the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility policy. He joins the company with over 30 years’ experience in finance, strategy, and international mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Bricout holds a Master Degree in Finance from Université Paris-Dauphine and served as Chief Financial Officer for Michelin in Asia, which is a major area of growth and development for the company. Over the past 10 years, he has focused primarily on major strategic mergers and acquisitions.

Delphine Denoizé

After several years working in innovation within the agricultural industry, Delphine joined the company in 2016 and was one of its first twenty employees.  Initially in charge of Innovation Funding and Regulation, then Project Management for PET biorecycling, she now oversees all the Group’s projects.  Her responsibilities include French and European public funding for innovation, regulatory compliance of processes and products around the world, and assessment of their environmental impact through specific tools such as life cycle assessment.

Stéphane Ferreira

Stéphane is Chief Business Officer at Carbios in charge of the business’ global development and will steer the relationship with Carbios’ industrial and commercial partners.

After more than 20 years of experience in specialty chemicals, Mr. Ferreira has gained a deep knowledge of the markets related to material sciences and life sciences. He graduated from the Montpellier Agro Institute and holds a Master of Science in Life Sciences. He has occupied strategic and operational functions at DuPont and Arkema, in various countries including France, Germany and South Korea. More recently, he was Vice-President of Transformation for Arkema Coatings’ business unit. He has successfully led major transformations thanks to his leadership and customer focus, developing the culture, processes and strategic partnerships required for business growth.

Bénédicte Garbil started as a public affairs advisor at the French Federation of Healthcare Industries before becoming Director of Public Affairs at a pharmaceutical laboratory. In 2013, she joined the public sector, first working at the General Directorate of Enterprises (DGE) as Head of the Health, Biotechnology, and Agri-food Industries Bureau, and then at the General Investment Commissioner’s Office (CGI) from 2014 to 2017 as Deputy Director of Health and Biotechnology. Her experience allowed her to gain expertise in public policies and funding innovative projects, contributing to the creation of public funding mechanisms supported by the French Program of Investments for the Future (PIA). After her public service, she led Edwards Lifesciences in France for 4 years, then founded a consulting company accompanying biotechnology and healthcare companies in their development, from valuation to market access, including industrial development in France. A graduate of Sciences Po Lille, she holds a master’s degree in health law and a university degree in pharmacoeconomics.

Lise Lucchesi

Lise is a biotechnology engineer, holding the CEIPI diploma (Center for International Intellectual Property Studies) and a Specialized master’s in Biotechnology Business Management. After a few years as a market analyst in a green chemistry company, Lise joined Carbios in 2012 as Market Analyst Manager, and then moved to become the Intellectual Property & Contracts Manager. Today, as the Intellectual Property Director of Carbios, she is in charge of the management of the Company’s patents and trademarks portfolio. She also holds responsibility for contracts involving intellectual property rights (license, research collaborations and services, etc.)

Alain Marty

Alain Marty holds a degree in engineering and a Doctorate in Biochemical Engineering from INSA in Toulouse (the French National Institute of Applied Sciences).  He began his career in 1992 as a Senior Lecturer at the INSA in Toulouse.  In 2004, he obtained the Accreditation to Supervise Research (HDR). He became professor in 2007 and conducted research at INSA’s LISBP (Laboratory for the Engineering of Biological Systems and Processes) and at the INRA (French National Institute for Agricultural Research). His areas of research include biotechnology, bio-catalysis, enzymology, molecular engineering of enzymes, developing intensified enzymatic reactors, and metabolic engineering.  Over the course of his career, he has brought together cutting-edge research with the challenge of implementing it in the industrial sphere through collaborations such as with Syngenta, Avril, La toulousaine de Céréales, Sanofi, Pierre Fabre, Bioland, Mayoly Spindler, Lesaffre, Airbus. He has been involved from the beginning of the THANAPLAST™ project, he was for three years responsible for the INRA scientific actions within the project and a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Carbios. Prof. Marty has been the Scientific Chief Officer of Carbios since April 2015.

Dr. Philippe Pouletty

Dr. Philippe Pouletty is the founder and Managing Director of Truffle Capital, one of the leaders in venture capital in Europe. He is a pioneer in the biotechnology and medical devices sector with over 30 years of experience in France and Silicon Valley. He is the inventor of 39 patents, including the second highest revenue-generating patent in life sciences for Stanford University, which earned him entry into the prestigious: “Hall of Fame of Inventors” of the University in 2012.

Dr.Philippe Pouletty was President of France Biotech from 2001 to 2009 (four terms). He was Vice-President of Europabio for five years. He designed the “Young Innovative Company” (JEI) status to promote the development of innovative companies in France.

Entrepreneur, he is the founder or co-founder of companies developing cutting-edge technologies in Europe and the United States, including Abivax (biotechnology, largest IPO on the Nasdaq of French BioTechs), Carbios (recently listed honor by Emmanuel Macron in Toulouse: President Emmanuel Macron congratulates Carbios during the 2nd anniversary of France 2030 (youtube.com), Vexim (MedTech acquired by Stricker for 200 million dollars), Carmat, Symetis (MedTech acquired by Boston Scientific for 430 million dollars), Affluent Medical (MedTech, listed on the stock exchange), Diaccurate and Caranx Medical.

A former intern at Paris hospitals in immunology and hematology, Doctor Pouletty holds a doctorate in medicine from the University of Paris VI and a master’s degree in immunology and virology from the Pasteur Institute. He was a postdoctoral researcher (1986-1988) at Stanford University.

Winner in 1999 of the American Liver Foundation. Doctor Philippe Pouletty is a Knight of the Legion of Honor

Karine Auclair

Prof. Karine AUCLAIR is Professor of Chemistry at McGill University and holds the Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Antimicrobials and Green Enzymes.  She has received numerous awards over the years, including the Clara Benson Award of the Canadian Society of Chemistry, the McGill Tomlinson Professorship, the Leo Yaffe Teaching Award, and the McGill Fessenden Professorship, to name a few. She is an internationally recognized bioorganic chemist with significant scientific contributions to the fields of antimicrobial resistance, biocatalysis and enzymology. Her research led to several patents notably in the clean enzymatic depolymerization of untreated, high crystallinity PET plastics for closed-loop recycling.  Her work has been published in nearly 100 peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals, and often highlighted by the media.  As a recognized leader in her field, she is often invited to speak at industrial and academic conferences around the world, and to review theses and grant applications for worldwide institutions.

Sandrine Conseiller

Sandrine CONSEILLER is former Chief Executive Officer of Aigle (the emblematic French brand committed to sustainable fashion).  Prior to joining Aigle, Sandrine was Group Marketing & Branding Executive Vice-President at Lacoste (another historic French fashion brand) from 2011 to 2015.  She contributed to the Lacoste maison turnaround with strong growth and numerous professional awards including several Cannes Lions Awards.  She was also Member of the Executive Board.  Sandrine began her career at Unilever and spent 20 years leading global businesses within various divisions, mainly in Personal Care, in Latin America, Europe, and Asia.  Sandrine is also Member of the Board of Phildar (the iconic French knitwear brand), Member of the Board of Raise Sherpa (the first philantropic endowment fund dedicated to start-ups) and is a funding partner of NEO FOUNDERS (a venture fund mentoring impact start-ups).

Juan de Pablo

Professor in Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School for Molecular Engineering (PME), Executive Vice President for Science, Innovation, National Laboratories, and Global Initiatives, he is also a Senior Scientist at Argonne National Laboratory. Much of Juan de Pablo’s work is dedicated to understanding and designing new materials and he is a leader of simulations of polymeric materials. Juan de Pablo holds over 20 patents and is the author or co-author of more than 600 publications.

Juan de Pablo is committed to drive and support the expanding reach of the University’s science, technology, and innovation efforts, along with their connection to policy and industry. After completing his doctorate in chemical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1990, he conducted postdoctoral research at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland.

Amandine De Souza

Amandine DE SOUZA is currently General Manager of leboncoin.  From 2018 to 2023, she was General Manager of LE BHV MARAIS (French retail, decoration and fashion department stores), Eataly (an Italian gastronomy concept franchise) and Home, DIY and Leisure Purchasing at Galeries Lafayette Group.  Amandine has 17 years’ experience in different types of companies of various sizes: from family business, to start-up,  and multinational.  She was General Manager for France at Westwing (an e-commerce start-up) from 2015 to 2018.  From 2009 to 2015, she was International Merchandise Director at Casino Group (food and non-food retail distribution).  Prior to this, she worked as a strategic consultant at Bain & Company within their Distribution and Consumer Goods Division in France and internationally.

Vincent Kamel

Vincent is an engineer from École Centrale de Lyon, with more than 35 years’ experience within the polymer and chemical industry (Rhone-Poulenc, Rhodia, Solvay) in France and abroad (China, Korea, Brazil). Vincent has held leading positions such as Managing Director of the Solvay Polyamide Division, Director of Coatis Business Unit and Asia Director for Engineering plastics. He has acquired an in-depth knowledge of regulatory, industrial and commercial aspects related to recycling topics.

Emmanuel Ladent

Emmanuel Ladent, a graduate of the Neoma Business School, has 30 years of experience in the automotive sector and more specifically in mobility. Most recently, he managed the MICHELIN Group’s largest business line, the Automotive Global  Brands division. His management career is characterised by a strong international background, with more than 20 years spent working on several different continents. Specialised in business transformation through innovation, Mr. Ladent has contributed to the development of subsidiaries with multi-billion euro turnovers. Through strong leadership, he has been able to unite interdisciplinary and intercultural teams around a common vision and ambitious goals.

Isabelle Parize

Since August 2021, Isabelle Parize has held the role of Chairman of the Supervisory Board of DELSEY Paris, a French luggage and travel accessories company, after having been its Chief Executive Officer since September 2018. Prior to that, she was Chief Executive Officer of Douglas Holding SA., the European leader in fragrance and cosmetics retail, and served as Chief Executive Officer at Nocibé, a French fragrance and cosmetics retail company, from 2011 to 2016. Isabelle Parize is a Board member of Air France-KLM S.A. and of Coty specialized in beauty products and fragrance creation, both publicly listed companies. Ms. Parize is a MBA graduate from Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris.

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Mateus Schreiner Garcez Lopes

Mateus SCHREINER GARCEZ LOPES is Global Director for Energy Transition and Investments at Raizen (global leader in bioenergy from Brazil), leading technology, new business development and intellectual property at the company.  He was previously Global Manager for Innovation and Business Development in Renewable Chemicals at Braskem (the largest producer of thermoplastic resins in the Americas and the world’s largest producer of biopolymers).  Before his transition to the corporate world, Mateus held several researcher and lecturer positions on Synthetic Biology and metabolic Engineering at Universities in Mexico, Germany, United States and Brazil.  He is also a Board Member of Iogen Energy Corporation, Vice-Chairman of the Board of the Brazilian Association of Bio Innovation, and Advisory Committee Member from the MIT Energy Initiative.

Michelin Ventures

is a fund created by Michelin and launched in 2018 in order to materialize Michelin’s open innovation approach and to invest in high-tech materials that include a sustainable development dimension.

Alen Vukic

Alen is Founding Partner of the Copernicus Group, which includes the following operating entities: Copernicus Wealth Management SA (CISA Licence), Thalia Capital Advisors SA (Distribution company) and Finpartner Financial Services SA (Private Clients Management). Alen is Group CFO and member of the Executive Management of Copernicus Wealth Management and Chairman of Thalia Capital Advisors and Finpartner Financial Services SA.

Alen, with others four founding partners created the Copernicus Group at the end of 2016, after 11 years within BSI Group (now EFG International Bank), including four years in the wealth management company of the Group, Patrimony 1873 SA, which he contributed to create.

Alen started his professional experience in the asset management as financial analyst for many years after becoming as well the co-fund manager of the BSI Multinvest Asia ex-Japan fund. In 2009 he started his activity as Risk Manager for the Asset Management of BSI focusing also on Institutional clients and Pension Funds. In 2012 he became the Head of Risk Management in Patrimony 1873. He has been member of the «Fondazione di Previdenza BSI SA» and «Fondo Complementare di Previdenza BSI SA». Since 2015 he is Board Member of different dedicated private funds in Luxembourg and Ireland.

Alen has a Bachelor and Master in Social Economic Science from Université de Fribourg and a Doctorate degree in Finance also from Université de Fribourg.