Noël GOUTARD

currently president of NG Investments (a capital investment company which he created), and administrator of several companies. Between 2000 and 2005, he was a partner at LBO France, a private equity firm which experienced marked growth during this period. From 1987 to 2000, he oversaw development at Valeo as chairman and CEO. He transformed the company into a world force in the automobile equipment market. Prior to this, he was managing director of Compteurs Schlumberger, Chargeurs Group, and Thomson. Having started as a trader on Wall Street, his professional life, spanning forty years, has been marked by a successful career in the world of industry and finance. Author of L'outsider (pub. Village Mondial).