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Maximin Bessi
Chairman

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Magali Amor
Claims assistant, Operations

Lucie Bailly
Project Manager – Corporate & Finance

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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

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Emma Brandsma
Project Manager – Corporate & Finance

3 years’ experience in financial auditing and corporate finance

ESTP Grande Ecole Engineer

Eva Chiapello
Office Manager

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Eva Chiapello
Office Manager

In charge of audiovisual production for 10 years at Agence Capa

Training in performing arts

François Curan
Project Manager – Operations

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François Curan
Project Manager – Operations

Four years of experience in law and public contracts

Master in law, Université Paris Nanterre

Nadia Dehmous
Accountant

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Nadia Dehmous
Accountant

Valérie Desgardin-Bourdeau
Corporate Legal Counsel

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Clément Orjebin
Project Manager – Corporate & Finance

Four years of experience in financial auditing and corporate finance

Grenoble Ecole de Management

Vanessa Palmot
Project assistant

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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

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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

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Anthony Rotat
Project Manager – Corporate & Finance

Five years of experience in financial auditing and corporate finance

IGEFI, DSCG

Geoffroy Veyrac
Project Manager – Operations

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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

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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

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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

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