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From 1990, Olivier de Berranger successively held positions as trader and then manager of the cash and derivative interest rate products trading desk at Credit Lyonnais and then Calyon. He later moved to First Finance, where he headed the Capital Markets division. Olivier de Berranger joined La Financière de l’Echiquier as a fixed income manager in March 2007. After serving as Head of Fixed Income, Credit and Multi-Asset, he was appointed Chief Investment Officer and joined the Executive Committee in 2017. He was appointed Managing Director of LFDE in December 2023. Olivier de Berranger is a graduate of HEC.

Holds a Master of Arts in Economics and Finance from the University of Chicago. Vincent Cornet began his career in 1983 as a commodity trader with Drexel Burnham Lambert. In 1985, he joined the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations as Chief Primary Dealer (SVT) and managed the bond trading desk between 1990 and 1993. He moved to CDC Gestion in early 1993 as Director of Bond Management. In 1996, he was appointed Global Head of Fixed Income. Late 1997, Vincent Cornet joined Axa Investment Managers as CIO for Fixed Income in Paris, and was appointed Global Fixed Income CIO at the end of 2002. He moved to Pictet Asset Management in Geneva in 2006, where he served as Global Fixed Income CIO. Before joining LBP AM in 2012 as CIO and Member of the Management Board, he also served as CIO of Groupe Malakoff Médéric and CEO of Fédéris Gestion d’Actifs. Vincent Cornet joined LFDE on January 1st 2024 as Deputy CEO of LFDE.

A graduate of ESSEC, Michel began his career in 1999 at BNP Paribas as a credit analyst in bond origination before joining Natixis as a proprietary trader in equity strategies. In 2004, he joined LCF Rothschild as a fund manager, before becoming head of alternative multi-management in 2010 and co-head of long-short equity management at Edmond de Rothschild in 2011. In 2013, he continued his career at Tocqueville Finance and became Head of Collective Investment Management in 2016. As a member of the Executive Committee, he was appointed Deputy Managing Director of Tocqueville Finance and Head of Asset Management. Since 2024, the year in which Tocqueville Finance and LFDE merged, he has been co-CIO of La Financière de l'Echiquier and a member of the Executive Committee.

Edouard Duffour pursued a degree in business administration and then in accounting in 2014. He began his career as an auditor at Deloitte. He subsequently joined the accounting firm Cælis, providing audit and advice services to companies including Natixis Private Equity International. He joined La Financière de l'Echiquier in 2015 as Chief Administrative and Financial Officer. In 2020, Edouard Duffour was appointed Secretary General in charge of Finance and Operations (Middle Office, Partner Management, IT and General Services) and joins La Financière de l'Echiquier's Executive Committee.

Caroline Farrugia holds a DESS in Finance from the University of Paris-Assas, and began her career at Arthur Andersen as a project manager in the Asset Management division (5 years). She then spent 15 years with OFI AM as Director of Compliance and Internal Control, before continuing her career with Primonial as Head of Compliance, Internal Control and Risk Management for financial management companies. Caroline joined LFDE as RCCI in March 2018, before being appointed Director of Compliance and Internal Control in 2020 and joining the Executive Committee. In 2024, she ceased her control responsibilities and set up a Business & Regulatory Solutions department in charge of supporting the business teams in the management company's development projects (in France and internationally) as well as in regulatory projects.

Anne-Laure began her career in 1995 at Paribas. She joined Exane BNP Paribas in 1998 where she spent eight years as financial analyst. She switched in 2006 to marketing and product development at AXA Investment Managers. In 2008, she moved into Private Equity at Groupama Private Equity, where she created and headed the Investor Relations and Marketing team. She joined La Financière de l’Echiquier in 2016 as Institutional sales then in 2018 took over the Product Marketing and Client Service team. In 2019, she was appointed Director of Marketing and Communication and joined the Executive Committee. Anne-Laure holds a Master in Management with a specialization in Finance from ESSEC business school in Paris. She holds a financial analyst diploma from the French Society of Financial Analysts.

A graduate of Rouen Business School, MBA from Ottawa University and qualified accountant, Elsa Scoury started her career as an auditor in asset management at PwC. She joined La Financière de l'Echiquier in 2015, working, first, as Chief Compliance Officer then Deputy CFO. Elsa was appointed CCO in 2020 with a seatin the Executive Committee.

Robert Véla is a graduate from ESVE in marketing and management. He worked as Senior Sales Manager at Europerformance, Crédit Mutuel Asset Management and ING Investments Management. He joined Neuflize OBC Investissements before moving on to Primonial Group in 2014 as Head of Institutional Sales and wholesale distribution. Robert Véla joined La Financière de l'Echiquier in 2018 and the Executive Committee in 2020.