Virginie Banet

A graduate of the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris, with a degree in Economic Science and a diploma from the SFAF (French Society of Financial Analysts), Virginie Banet began her career as a financial analyst at SBS, Warburg and then Deutsche Bank specialising in Capital Goods and Aerospace and Defence for Europe (1989-2003) before becoming an investment banker and Head of M&A Aerospace & Defence at Deutsche Bank and then at Airbus (2003-2008). From 2008 to 2010, she was a member of the Executive Committee of Lagardère Média, head of investor relations and financial market communications policy. From 2011 to 2014, she was a member of the Executive Committee of Natixis, Director of customer relations and advisory services, head of banking teams in France and abroad as well as traditional financing. In 2014, Virginie Banet joined Ondra as a Partner, and then joined Nomura as an investment banker in 2015. In September 2019, she founded her own financial consulting company Iolite Financial Consulting and became Senior Advisor at AlixPartners and Foncière Atland.

She is currently a member of the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee of Netgem and a member of the Board of Directors of Mediobanca SpA.