Christophe joined Aperam Ventures in 2022. He brings 17 years of professional experience in Leadership, Strategy and Corporate Finance.  Prior to Aperam Ventures, he was a CEO of several French SMEs through Prospheres Dirigeants. In addition, he spent many years working as Head of Corporate Development for a private equity owned life insurance business. He co-founded Pioneer Equity Partners, a London-based advisory boutique, specialised in Capital Raising for emerging tech companies and also co-founded PwC’s Accelerator. Christophe started his professional career as an M&A advisor (PwC Luxembourg, Deloitte London). He holds an Executive MBA from Chicago Booth,  a Master in Strategy and Corporate Finance from EM Lyon and a Master in International Trade from INSEEC Paris. He is a chartered global management accountant (CGMA). Christophe is French and speaks English and Italian.