Mersen Board of Directors

Emmanuel Blot is 36 years old. He started his career as a sell-side analyst in the capital goods sector, first at Bryan, Garnier & Co and then at Oddo BHF, covering industrial and aerospace companies. In 2012, he joined Fonds Stratégique d’Investissement, which became part of Bpifrance in 2013, and is currently Investment Director in the Large Cap division, with a focus on listed investments. He has been part of the team monitoring Mersen at Bpifrance for nearly ten years.

Pierre Creusy joined Mersen in 1986. He held positions in production engineering and subsequently in product management before joining Mersen’s Corporate Finance. He took on business responsibilities in Asia in 1999 and was Director of Strategic Projects and Integrated Business Planning in the Electrical Power segment. Since May 2021, he is Director of Industrial Performance & Health, Safety and Environment for the Electrical Power Segment.

Michel Crochon has spent the majority of his career at Schneider Electric, where he held various industrial, commercial and development-related positions, in Europe and Asia. During his 12 years as a member of the group's executive committee, he headed up several business units. In his most recent position, he was in charge of corporate strategy and technology.

Carolle Foissaud has spent the bulk of her career with the Areva Group, primarily in operational positions within the Connectors, Fuel, Reactors and Cleanup units. She had been Chairman and CEO of Areva TA and Director of the Propulsion and Research Reactors Business Division until beginning of 2017. She has been Chief Executive Officer of the Industry segment at Bouygues Energies & Services since September 1, 2017. Since September 1, 2021, she is CEO of the Specialties Division at Equans France.

Magali Joëssel began her career with the Inspectorate General of Finance at the French Ministry of Economic and Financial Affairs, before being named General Interest Investment Manager with Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations. She joined Bpifrance in mid-2013 and currently holds the position of Strategy Manager. Since September 2014, Magali Joëssel has been in charge of the Industrial Project Companies fund.

Emmanuelle Picard has more than 20 years of industry experience with international responsibility, gained in strategy, marketing and executive management positions. In particular, she spent nearly 15 years with the Saint-Gobain group, where her positions included Managing Director of the Abrasive Wheel Reinforcement business and then of Saint-Gobain Adfors Industrial Fabrics Europe. She was also Managing Director, Performance Additives, for the EMEA region at Imerys.

Denis Thiery worked at Wang France between 1984 and 1991, where he held various different posts, including Chief Financial Officer from 1989. From 1991 through 1997, he served as Chief Financial Officer and then Chief Executive Officer of Moorings, a world leader in boat charters based in the United States. He then joined the Neopost group as Group Chief Financial Officer in 1998 where he served as Group Chief Executive Officer from 2007 through 2018 and Chairman of the Board of Directors from January 2010 until July 2019.