Governance

A French entrepreneur specializing in the energy industry, Julien Moulin has been at the helm of Française de l’Energie since 2009, determined to transform the company into a major player in the French and European gas markets.

Julien Moulin was quick to show his entrepreneurial spirit after graduating from Paris Dauphine University. He worked for Barclays, UBS and Axis Capital before co-founding Maoming Investment Manager Ltd, an asset management company specializing in the energy sector and natural resources in Asia.

Julien Moulin will continue to use his numerous contacts and in-depth knowledge of energy markets to expand La Française de L’energie’s activities over the next few years.

A French national, Julien Moulin speaks both French and English.

Board member of «La Financière de Rosario»

Former Deputy CEO at Credit Agricole

Former President of CDR Holdings

Christophe Charlier is an international financier with broad experience in the mining, financial services, media, sports, and technology industries internationally.

Since 2017, Mr. Charlier has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Renaissance Capital, a leading investment bank specialized in emerging and frontier markets.

Between 2008 and 2014, Mr. Charlier served as Deputy CEO of Onexim Group, the private investment fund created by Mr. Mikhail Prokhorov, one of the most prominent investors in Russia. In this capacity, Mr. Charlier served on the Board of Directors of a number of portfolio companies owned by Onexim in the mining (RusAl and Intergeo, and Polyus Gold as an alternate director), financial services (Renaissance Capital as Vice Chairman and Renaissance Credit as Chairman), utilities (Quadra Power Generation), media (RBC) and technology (OptoGan as Chairman) industries amongst others.

In 2009, Mr. Charlier led the acquisition by Mr. Prokhorov of the New Jersey Nets NBA franchise and subsequently oversaw the team’s move to Brooklyn in the Barclays Center. He served as Chairman of the Board of the Nets during their last two seasons in New Jersey and their first two seasons in Brooklyn (2010-2014). He remains a board member of BSE Global, the company which owns Barclays Center amongst other venues.

From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Charlier was Director of Strategic Development and M&A at Norilsk Nickel, the world’s largest nickel and palladium producer at the time. In this capacity, he led negotiations on the acquisition of stakes in Stillwater Mining Company and GoldFields, managed the audit of reserves of Norilsk Nickel for the first time and participated in the formation of Polyus Gold amongst other strategy developments.

From 1998 to 2001, Mr. Charlier was Vice President of LV Finance, a corporate finance and venture capital boutique in Moscow. In this capacity, he advised on several landmark transactions in Russia and the creation of MegaFon, a pan-Russian mobile operator in Russia, serving on its Board of Directors.

From 1997 to 1998, Mr. Charlier worked as an Associate in the Investment Banking Group of Renaissance Capital in Moscow. In this capacity, he played an important role in the sale of a stake in Sidanco, a Russian oil company, to British Petroleum.

From 1995 to 1997, Mr. Charlier had worked as an Analyst in the M&A Group of JP Morgan in New York.

Mr. Charlier graduated cum laude in 1994 with a BSE with a concentration in Finance from the Wharton School and a BA in International Relations from the College of Arts & Sciences of the University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Charlier is the proud father of six children.

Cécile Maisonneuve graduated from the Ecole Normale Supérieure. She is Lauréate of the Paris Institute of Political studies. She holds a Master in History from the Sorbonne Paris IV-University, which focused on French disarmament policy.

Cécile Maisonneuve began her career in 1997 in the French National Assembly as a staffer. After five years in the staff of the Defense Committee, where she was in charge of strategic and nuclear issues, she joined the staff of the Law Committee during two years. She then worked three years for the Foreign Affair Committee, following, among others, energy issues.

Executive at AREVA from 2007 to 2012, she was at first in charge of international affairs for the Chief Executive Officer and of international prospective. She was then responsible for European and international Public Affairs. She was member of the Board of AREVA NC and of AREVA Foundation.

She is the author of papers for the French Fondation pour la recherche stratégique (IFFRI) and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). She also wrote a biography of Benjamin Franklin. She is a member of the Cercle Jefferson and of the Club Femmes et Gouvernance.

High-level experience in the development of mineral resources and specifically the coordination between operating companies, governments and regulating bodies.

Graduated from the Mines ParisTech, Alain LIGER held senior operational, managerial and advisory positions in the international mining industry, such as BHP Billinton and the state owned French mining group BRGM for 17 years. He led the negotiation of exploration biddings and the senior management of several mining projects in several countries.

In addition, from 2002 to 2013, he was the regional director and representative of the Ministry of Industry in Alsace and the Ministry of Environment in Lorraine.

From 2013 to 2016, he was a key member of the mining commission for the Ministries of Economy and Finance.