Frederic Chesnais

Frédéric Chesnais is a graduate of Paris Institute of Political Studies and holds degrees in Finance and Law. Frédéric Chesnais started his career as a financial consultant (Arthur Andersen) and practiced as a lawyer focused on merger and acquisitions (Archibald Andersen). He then worked for Lazard Frères from 1995 to 2000

From 2001 to 2007, he was part of the management team of the Atari Group, the videogame publisher, first as Deputy COO and Chief Financial Officer of the Group, and then as Chief Executive Officer of Atari Interactive. In 2007, he left Atari to create his own videogame production company.

In 2013, he became a significant shareholder of the Atari Group through the purchase of Atari securities held by BlueBay.