Benoit Raillard

Benoît Raillard joined Gimv in 2014 as an Operating Partner. Before Gimv, Benoît was a Senior Director at AlixPartners, he held executive positions in BtoB service and retail companies (Elis, 5àSec) under several LBO transactions, he has been a strategy consultant at Bain & Co, a manager at Eli Lilly & Co in sales and marketing, and a manager at BNP Paribas in New York. Benoît has a significant experience in operational effectiveness improvement, in corporate strategy, in operational and financial restructuring, and working-capital improvement. His industry sector expertise includes retail, food and beverage services, garden centers, healthcare (pharmaceuticals and services), industrial equipment rental and maintenance, and business services. Benoît has a MBA from the Harvard Business School, a MSc. in aeronautic engineering from Ecole Centrale de Paris and a finance degree from the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris