Patrick Bendahan

Patrick Bendahan, CFA has a strong work background in private equity and finance. Patrick started their career as an intern at Edmond de Rothschild in 2002. Patrick then went on to work at ING as Vice President from 2003 to 2006. Following this, they joined Wendel, a family-held private equity firm, where they served as a Senior Director for ten years, from 2006 to 2016. During their tenure at Wendel, they held various roles such as being a member of the Operating Committee and Secretary of the Audit Committee. Additionally, they were a Board Member of Materis and Mecatherm. In 2012, Patrick worked as a Visiting Professor at HEC Paris until 2016. Finally, they became the Managing Director at Florac in 2016, a family-held private equity firm, where they sit on the Investment Committee and is a Board Member of several companies, including St Mamet, Herez, and Mediaschool.

Patrick Bendahan, CFA completed their MSc in Business Administration and Management from HEC Paris between 1999 and 2003. In 1999, they also attended Harvard University for a Summer School program where they studied Macroeconomics and Psychology. Additionally, they hold the CFA Charterholder certification from the CFA Institute.