Laurent Foata

Laurent Foata is a French entrepreneur and business executive. Laurent is currently a Non-Executive Director at Lastminute.com.

Foata has over 20 years of experience in the business world. Laurent has held various positions on boards of companies such as BRICOPRIVE.COM, HR Path, Ariane Systems, Neotys, and Ivalua. Laurent also served as the Chairman of the Board for Lastminute.com group.

In 2018, Foata joined JAKALA as an Advisory Board Member. In this role, they provide guidance and advice to the company on strategic decisions.

Foata is an active investor in profitable and growing companies on innovative industries & digital sectors. Laurent currently manages the Growth Capital funds at Ardian.

Laurent Foata has a Master's Degree from KEDGE Business School and an MBA in Law from Université de Toulon.