Our team
Maximin Bessi
Chairman
Maximin Bessi
Chairman
Maximin is the manager and sole shareholder of Canopée, a company he founded in 2011 with François Phulpin.
Today, Maximin is President of the company, and as such his missions focus on the development and management of some of the assets entrusted to Canopée.
Maximin has previously worked in a variety of companies and sectors (AXA France, Michelin, Icade)
Audrey de Dreuille
Managing Director
Audrey de Dreuille
Managing Director
Audrey manages and coordinates all operational teams, alongside Maximin.
Audrey joined Canopée after 20 years’ experience in the Mobility sector, during which she held various positions; first in Internal Audit and Operational Management Control, then as Deputy CFO France within the Keolis Group’s Finance department.
Audrey then moved to EFFIA, where she was in charge of Business Development (tenders) and Contract Management for Parking Concessions.
Audrey is a graduate of ESCP Europe (2002)
Octavie Lascaux Le Nabec
Company Secretary
Octavie Lascaux Le Nabec
Company Secretary
Octavie manages all of Canopée’s corporate functions (Finance, Legal, HR, IT, Marketing and Communications).
A graduate of HEC (H09), Octavie has 15 years’ experience in corporate finance.
After working as a financial audit manager at Mazars, she was appointed Head of Management Control at two insurance companies (Generali and Swisslife).
Octavie also holds a Master’s degree in Actuarial Sciences from the Sorbonne.
Benoît Barbier
Operations Director
Benoît Barbier
Operations Director
Benoit supervises and coordinates the team in charge of Contract Management and operational management of the assets entrusted to Canopée.
Benoît joined us after a rich and varied career with the French Ministry of the Armed Forces. He initially managed operational units, before moving on to management and support functions, notably as part of Operation Sentinelle and with the Military Governor of Paris at Les Invalides. He has also served in Albania and Turkey.
Benoit was also seconded for three years to the French Ministry of Justice as Property Manager for the Department of Judicial Protection for Young People (DPJJ).
Benoit is a graduate of the Ecole spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr and holds an MBA in Management and Business Administration from IAE Paris I – Sorbonne.
Nicolas Le Gal
Finance & AMT Director
Nicolas Le Gal
Finance & AMT Director
At Canopée, Nicolas is in charge of corporate administration (management committee/board of directors), portfolio management and investment and structuring consulting.
Nicolas spent 7 years with Groupe BPCE as a structured finance analyst (public infrastructure, securitization).
He also spent 5 years as financial manager and project manager with the ALTAREA real estate group.
Nicolas holds a Master’s degree in Finance from Sciences Po Paris and a Master’s degree in Management from Dauphine University.
Benoît de Malezieux
Director
Benoît de Malezieux
Director
As a Director in the Experts division, Benoît has been General Manager of the Tempo – Ile Seguin project company (PPP – La Seine Musicale) since 2018, as well as Asset Management assignments.
Benoît has 14 years’ experience in international project finance and M&A at Nokia (Alcatel-Lucent).
Prior to this, Benoît spent 6 years as a Project Manager, in charge of responding to export bids in technology sectors (infra-red optics, fixed & mobile telecom networks).
Benoît is a graduate of the Ecole Supérieure d’Optique (Institut d’Optique GS) – CIIA (SFAF).
Magali Amor
Claims assistant, Operations
Magali Amor
Claims assistant, Operations
Lucie Bailly
Project Manager – Corporate & Finance
Lucie Bailly
Project Manager – Corporate & Finance
4 years’ experience in financial auditing and corporate finance
IESEG School of Management
Emma Brandsma
Project Manager – Corporate & Finance
Emma Brandsma
Project Manager – Corporate & Finance
3 years’ experience in financial auditing and corporate finance
ESTP Grande Ecole Engineer
Eva Chiapello
Office Manager
Eva Chiapello
Office Manager
In charge of audiovisual production for 10 years at Agence Capa
Training in performing arts
François Curan
Project Manager – Operations
François Curan
Project Manager – Operations
Four years of experience in law and public contracts
Master in law, Université Paris Nanterre
Nadia Dehmous
Accountant
Nadia Dehmous
Accountant
Valérie Desgardin-Bourdeau
Corporate Legal Counsel
Valérie Desgardin-Bourdeau
Corporate Legal Counsel
15 years’ experience as a corporate lawyer in various sectors (publishing, insurance, etc.)
University of Paris XI (Université Paris-Saclay)
Youssef Ghazali
Project Manager – Asset Management
Youssef Ghazali
Project Manager – Asset Management
Nine years of experience in financial valuation and modelling
Advanced Master in Financial Techniques ESSEC
Barthélemy Kolb
Project Manager – Operations
Barthélemy Kolb
Project Manager – Operations
Nine years of experience in operating and maintaining tertiary facilities
Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers
Justine Link
Project Manager – Operations
Justine Link
Project Manager – Operations
Five years of experience in facility management
An MBA in international management, Académie Internationale de Management
Clément Orjebin
Project Manager – Corporate & Finance
Clément Orjebin
Project Manager – Corporate & Finance
Four years of experience in financial auditing and corporate finance
Grenoble Ecole de Management
Vanessa Palmot
Project assistant
Vanessa Palmot
Project assistant
10 years of experience in managing airport clients, then as a marketing assistant
BTS in Management Assistance
Pauline Ribeiro
Project Manager – Corporate & Finance
Pauline Ribeiro
Project Manager – Corporate & Finance
Four years of experience in projects and works management
Master in Real Estate Financial Engineering – ESPI
Anthony Rotat
Project Manager – Corporate & Finance
Anthony Rotat
Project Manager – Corporate & Finance
Five years of experience in financial auditing and corporate finance
IGEFI, DSCG
Geoffroy Veyrac
Project Manager – Operations
Geoffroy Veyrac
Project Manager – Operations
7 years’ experience in consultancy and design-build-operate of tertiary and public facilities
ESTP Grande Ecole Engineer
Frédéric Fildier
Project Manager – Operations, Partner
Frédéric Fildier
Project Manager – Operations, Partner
Consultant in facilities management and real-estate maintenance since 2000
Head of maintenance and multi-services at service providers for 20 years
ENSHG engineer (hydraulics and fluid mechancis, Grenoble), MBA HEC-ISA
François Phulpin
Project Manager – Operations, Partner
François Phulpin
Project Manager – Operations, Partner
Manager at Icade, then co-founder of Canopée
40 years of experience in real estate (project management, Property Management, Facility Management, SPV management)
Master’s degree in business law, ESSEC General Management