Emmanuel Sabonnadière

Emmanuel Sabonnadière has a diverse work experience in various roles and industries. Their most recent position is Senior Vice President of the Division Automotive & Industrial at SOITEC since April 2022. Prior to that, they were Vice President of the Silicon-Carbide (SiC) Program at SOITEC from July 2021 to December 2022.

Before joining SOITEC, Emmanuel was the CEO of CEA-Leti, a technology research institute, from November 2017 to July 2021. Emmanuel also served as the CEO of the Business Group Professional at Philips Lighting from February 2016 to November 2017.

Emmanuel has experience in venture capital, having worked as a Partner at Gimv from September 2014 to December 2015. Emmanuel also held leadership positions in companies such as General Cable, where they were the Regional CEO & President for Europe & Africa from July 2008 to July 2014.

Earlier in their career, Emmanuel was the CEO of the Aluminium division at NKM Noell Special Cranes, overseeing projects across multiple countries. Emmanuel also worked as the Vice-President of the Business unit of Distribution Transformers at Alstom Grid, managing global clients and operations from July 2001 to July 2005.

Emmanuel began their career at Schneider Electric, where they held various roles, including Director General of France-Transfo and Responsable of Bureau d'Etude. Emmanuel worked at Schneider Electric from September 1992 to July 2001.

Emmanuel Sabonnadière obtained a DESS d'Administration des Entreprises in Business Science from Grenoble IAE in the years 1989 to 1992. In the same period, they also pursued a Research Doctorate in Physics from Ecole centrale de Lyon. Prior to this, from 1984 to 1987, they completed a Diplome d'ingénieur in Scientific Computing from Université de Technologie de Compiègne (UTC).