Wendel announces on Tuesday, January 16, that three of its senior directors on the investment and development team, Stéphanie Besnier, Stéphane Heuzé and Félicie Thion de la Chaume, are promoted to Associate Directors.
Stéphanie Besnier, who joined Wendel’s investment team in 2007 as Business Manager, is promoted to Associate Director. Based in Paris, Stéphanie has participated in recent years in Wendel’s investment in Deutsch, IHS and Constantia Flexibles. She is also a director of Bureau Veritas since 2016.
Stéphane Heuzé, who joined the Group in 2014 as Investment Director, is promoted to Associate Director. Based in Casablanca, he has particularly participated in investments in Tsebo and PlaYce in Africa, as well as in the investment in Constantia Flexibles. He is a director of IHS, Tsebo and PlaYce.
Félicie Thion of the Thatch, who joined Wendel as Business Manager in the 2007 investment team in Paris, is now promoted to Associate Director. Based in London from 2016, she moved to the UK to help open the London office and look for investment opportunities in Europe. Since joining Wendel, Félicie has been involved in the monitoring and development of Stahl and in multiple transactions, including the sale of Deutsch and the investment in Saham Group. She is a director of Stahl.
Wendel is one of the largest listed investment companies in Europe. It invests in Europe, North America and Africa in leading companies in their sector: Bureau Veritas, Saint-Gobain, Cromology, Stahl, IHS, Constantia Flexibles and Allied Universal in which it plays an active role as an industrial shareholder . It implements long-term development strategies that enhance growth and profitability of companies to increase their leadership positions.
Through Oranje-Nassau Développement, which brings together opportunities for growth, diversification and innovation investments, Wendel is also invested in Exceet in Germany, Mecatherm in France, Nippon Oil Pump in Japan, Saham Group, PlaYce and Tsebo in Africa. and CSP Technologies in the United States.