Frédéric Lemoine (born 27 June 1965) is a French businessman. He was Chairman of Wendel's Executive Board from April 2009 until December 2017. 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 Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A. () is a French multinational corporation, founded in 1665 in Paris and headquartered on the outskirts of Paris, at La Défense and in Courbevoie. Originally a mirror manufacturer, it now also produces a variety of ...

. Since January 2011, he has been a board member of

Insead INSEAD, a contraction of "Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires" () is a non-profit business school that maintains campuses in Europe ( Fontainebleau, France), Asia (Singapore), the Middle East (Abu Dhabi, UAE), and North America (San ...

. Since 2014, he has been a board member of Orchestre à l'Ecole.

Early life and education

Lemoine graduated from

HEC Paris HEC Paris (french: École des hautes études commerciales de Paris) is a business school, and one of the most prestigious and selective grandes écoles, located in Jouy-en-Josas, France. HEC offers Master in Management, MSc International Fi ...

in 1986 and

Sciences Po , motto_lang = fr , mottoeng = Roots of the Future , type = Public university, Public research university''Grande école'' , established = , founder = Émile Boutmy , a ...

in 1987. He holds a law degree and is a graduate of

École nationale d'administration The École nationale d'administration (generally referred to as ENA, en, National School of Administration) was a French ''grande école'', created in 1945 by President of France, President Charles de Gaulle and principal author of the Constitu ...

(Victor Hugo promotion).

Career in the public sector

From 1995 to 1997, Lemoine served as deputy chief of staff of the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs

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in the government of

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, in charge of coordinating reform of the national health insurance system and hospital reform. At the same time he was a chargé de mission with the Secretary of State for Healthcare and the National Health Insurance system

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. From May 2002 to June 2004, Lemoine was deputy General Secretary of the French Presidency with

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, in charge of economic and financial affairs and other areas. In 1992 and 1993, Lemoine headed the Institut du Coeur of Hô Chi Minh-City, in Vietnam, for a year. From 2004 to May 2011, he was General Secretary of the Fondation Alain Carpentier, which supports this hospital.

Career in the private sector

From 1998 to 2002, Lemoine was delegated CEO, then CFO of

Capgemini Capgemini SE is a multinational information technology (IT) services and consulting company, headquartered in Paris, France. History Capgemini was founded by Serge Kampf in 1967 as an enterprise management and data processing company. The compa ...

, and then Group VP in charge of finance of Capgemini Ernst & Young. From October 2004 to May 2008, Lemoine was Senior Advisor to

McKinsey McKinsey & Company is a global management consulting firm founded in 1926 by University of Chicago professor James O. McKinsey, that offers professional services to corporations, governments, and other organizations. McKinsey is the oldest and ...

. Since April 2009, he has been a board member of

. 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. 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 Valérie Pécresse (; born Roux, 14 July 1967) is a French politician who has served as President of the Regional Council of Île-de-France since 2015. A member of The Republicans (LR), she previously served as Minister of Higher Education and ...

as the Republicans’ candidate and joined her campaign team.

Other activities

Corporate boards

* Lauxera Capital Partners, Special Advisor (since 2020) *

Constantia Flexibles Constantia Flexibles is a manufacturer of flexible packaging headquartered in Vienna, Austria. Constantia Flexibles employs around 8,750 people, at approximately 38 production sites in 16 countries, predominantly in Europe, North America, Africa ...

, Chairman of the Supervisory Board *

Bureau Veritas Bureau Veritas is a French company specialized in testing, inspection and certification founded in 1828. It operates in a variety of sectors, including building and infrastructure (27% of revenue), agri-food and commodities (23% of revenue), ...

, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors (2009-2013, 2017), Chairman of the Board of Directors (2013-2017) * Flamel Technologies, Member of the Board of Directors (2005-2017) * Groupama SA, Member of the Board of Directors (2005-2012) * Legrand, Member of the Board of Directors (2009-2013) * Générale de Santé, Member of the Supervisory Board (2006-2009) *

Areva Areva S.A. is a French multinational group specializing in nuclear power headquartered in Courbevoie, France. Before its 2016 corporate restructuring, Areva was majority-owned by the French state through the French Alternative Energies and Atom ...

, Chairman of the Advisory Board (2005-2009) *

, Special Advisor (2004–2008)

Non-profit organizations

* Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA), Member of the Board (since 2018) *

INSEAD INSEAD, a contraction of "Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires" () is a non-profit business school that maintains campuses in Europe ( Fontainebleau, France), Asia (Singapore), the Middle East (Abu Dhabi, UAE), and North America (San ...

, Member of the Board (since 2011) *

Trilateral Commission The Trilateral Commission is a nongovernmental international organization aimed at fostering closer cooperation between Japan, Western Europe and North America. It was founded in July 1973 principally by American banker and philanthropist David ...

, Member of the European Group * Paris Europlace, Member of the Board of DirectorsBoard of Directors
Paris Europlace. * Fondation Alain Carpentier, Secretary General (2004-2013)

Recognition

Lemoine is a Knight of the National Order of Merit and a Knight of the

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon, ...

External links

Frédéric Lemoine's profile on Forbes.com

Frédéric Lemoine's executive profile and biography on Bloomberg BusinessWeek

* ttp://www.ft.com/cms/0aacfaf6-c818-11de-8ba8-00144feab49a.html "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: Frédéric Lemoine, Chairman of Wendel's Executive Board, comments on the Group's Investor Day and discusses its strategy for 2012 – December 2, 2011

* [http://eurobusinessmedia.wordpress.com/2012/09/03/wendel-chairman-of-the-executive-board-frederic-lemoine-comments-on-2012-first-half 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

References

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