Frédéric Lemoine (born 27 June 1965) is a French businessman. He was Chairman of Wendel's Executive Board from April 2009 until December 2017."Chirac advisor to take Wendel post", The Financial Times - March 25, 2009 "A new generation starts French revolution", Financial News - November 9, 2009 He was a member of the Supervisory Board of Wendel from June 2008 to April 2009. Since April 2009, he has been a board member of Saint-Gobain. Since January 2011, he has been a board member of Insead. Since 2014, he has been a board member of Orchestre à l'Ecole.
Career in the private sector
After the family controlled private equity group Wendel parted company with its chief executive Jean-Bernard Lafonta in 2009, Lemoine was appointed as his successor.Peggy Hollinger and Scheherazade Daneshkhu (March 25, 2009), Chirac adviser to take Wendel post Financial Times. He served in this position from April 2009 to December 2017.
Ahead of the 2022 presidential elections, Lemoine publicly declared his support for Valérie Pécresse as the Republicans’ candidate and joined her campaign team.Paul Turban (19 October 2021), Valérie Pécresse, candidate à l'élection présidentielle Les Echos.
Other activities Corporate boards Lauxera Capital Partners, Special Advisor (since 2020)Special Advisors Lauxera Capital Partners. McKinsey, Special Advisor (2004–2008)Peggy Hollinger and Scheherazade Daneshkhu (25 March 2009), Chirac adviser to take Wendel post Financial Times.
Non-profit organizations Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA), Member of the Board (since 2018)Board of Directors Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA). Trilateral Commission, Member of the European GroupMembership Trilateral Commission. Paris Europlace, Member of the Board of DirectorsBoard of Directors Paris Europlace.
External links Frédéric Lemoine's profile on Forbes.com Frédéric Lemoine's executive profile and biography on Bloomberg BusinessWeek "Wendel completes largest exit of the year: new chief Lemoine oversees €630m sale of Oranje-Nassau oil arm", European Venture Capital Journal - June 1, 2009 "Wendel set to rejoin hunt for acquisitions", Financial Times - November 3, 2009 "Wendel Posts Jump in Asset Value on Saint-Gobain, Bureau Veritas", Bloomberg - December 2, 2010 "Frédéric Lemoine, privatisé" (Radio BFM - August 26, 2010) Interview: Frédéric Lemoine, Chairman of Wendel's Executive Board, comments on the Group's Investor Day and discusses its strategy for 2010 - December 4, 2009
Interview of Frédéric Lemoine with the Financial Times: "Wendel on European acquisition hunt" - February 13, 2012 Interview: Frédéric Lemoine, Chairman of Wendel's Executive Board, comments on 2012 first halt results - September 3, 2012 Interview: Frederic Lemoine, Chairman of Wendel's Executive Board on BFM TV - September 28th, 2013 A French group Wendel to conquer Africa, July 25th, 2013 Interview with Chairman of Wendel's Executive Board, Frédéric Lemoine for Wendel 2013 full year results, March, 28th, 2014
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