Damien BÉNARD

Damien BÉNARD has had a varied career in finance, optics, and aerospace. Damien began their career in 2012 as a student at the Institut d'Optique Graduate School, where they also served as President of the "Forum de l'Optique" (now called "Forum de la photonique"). In 2013, they worked as an Intern at Vallourec. In 2014, they had a Stagiaire role at ONERA - The French Aerospace Lab, where they participated in the installation and characterization of a frequency-tunable Femtosecond Laser System. In 2015, they worked as a Senior - Audit Services at EY. In 2017, they took on the role of Financial Executive & Business Developer at True Spirit. From 2018 to 2023, they served as Chief Financial Officer at invoxia and Skaleet.

Damien BÉNARD completed a Diplôme d'ingénieur in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics from the École prépa en PCSI - PC* au Lycée Faidherbe - Lille between 2010 and 2012. Damien then attended the Institut d'Optique Graduate School from 2012 to 2015, where they studied Photonique, Optique, Informatique, Électronique.