Our team
Benoît PETIT
Global Managing Partner
School of Aeronautics and Space Studies (SUPAERO), Toulouse
Master in Aeronautics – Imperial College, London
Languages : English, French, German
Every day, we help our customers achieve excellence in their industry
Global Managing Partner
School of Aeronautics and Space Studies (SUPAERO), Toulouse
Master in Aeronautics – Imperial College, London
Languages : English, French, German
Advisor to the Management Board
BOSCH
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Vice President Marketing, R&D, Industrial, Corporate Strategy
PLASTIC OMNIUM – Auto Inergy Division
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Former General Manager
MERSEN
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Managing Director
EMEA
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Human Ressources Director
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Partner – Toulouse
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Director
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Manager
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Sales Manager
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Senior consultant
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Consultant
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Senior consultant
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Consultant
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Partner – Paris
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Partner – Paris
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Partner – Paris
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Partner – Lyon
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Partner – Chicago
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Director
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Consultant
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Senior Manager
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Meet the entire IAC Partners team on our Welcome to the Jungle.
40%of international projects in 2021
90%of our customers are large Groups
95%of our customers are satisfied
2234successful missions in all industrial sectors
ake advantage of CEA Tech’s innovations and benefit from their technologies within the framework of our consulting missions
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We are committed to the well-being of our employees and the reduction of our carbon footprint
Based in Paris, Lyon and Chicago, IAC Partners operates worldwide in the frame of its missions.
Paris ● Lyon ● Chicago
Master in chemical engineering from Chimie ParisTech
PhD in Organic Synthesis at ESPCI
| 2023 |
Consultant, IAC Partners |
| 2019 |
PhD in Organic Synthesis at ESPCI |
Couple dance and cooking pastries
Project Engineer from Lancey Energy Storage
| 2022 |
Consultant IAC Partners |
| 2020 |
Project Engineer from Lancey Energy Storage |
Reading, Music
Master Conseil et Management Stratégique International, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
| 2022 |
Consultant, IAC Partners |
| 2021 |
Project Manager, Renault Group |
Running, mountain
Bachelor of Science – Computer Science with Data Sci specialization
Bachelor of Science – Applied Math
Bachelor of Science – Statistics
(Illinois Institute of Technology 2018-2022)
| 2022 |
Consultant, IAC Partners |
Reading, Karaoke
ISAE-SUPAERO Engineer
Master PIC at Ecole Polytechnique
PhD Candidate at Ecole Polytechnique
| 2022 |
PhD candidate IAC Partners / BioMerieux / Ecole Polytechnique (CRG) |
| 2021 |
IAC Partners |
| 2020 |
Innovation consultant |
| 2019 |
Apprenticeship at Groupe Renault |
Reading, Running and Theater (but also drinking good wine while listening to live jazz)
Engineering schools – Arts et Métiers
Politecnico di Torino
| 2022 |
Senior consultant, IAC Partners |
| 2020 |
Consultant, KPMG |
Sports (Cycling, Hiking), Formula 1, Gardening
6ISAE-Supaero Engineering school – Master’s degree – Industrial engineering
Running, Hiking
Bachelor’s Degree in Science of Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame
| 2023 |
Senior Consultant, IAC Partners |
| 2022 |
Consultant, IAC Partners |
| 2021 |
Healthcare Consulting Analyst, Huron Consulting Group |
Sports (soccer, American football, basketball, running), travel, hiking, chess
Language: english, french
| 2022 |
Sales Manager, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2019 |
Key account manager, IAC Partners, Paris |
Sport (Rugby, Football, Running), Oenology
| 2022 |
Director, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2019 |
Head of Production Engineering Department – Tangier plant, Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, Maroco |
| 2015 |
Stamping Process Deputy General Manager, Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, France |
| 2012 |
Alliance Tooling Project Manager, Nissan Motor Corporation, Japan |
| 2009 |
Stamping Project Manager – Zoe EVStamping, Renault Group, France |
| 2008 |
Project Leader, Renault Group, Turkey |
| 2006 |
Process Engineer, Renault Group, France |
| 2004 |
Quality Engineer, ALCOA, California |
Handball, hiking, photography
MSc in Industrial Engineering and Management from the National Institute of Applied Sciences, INSA de Lyon
PhD candidate in IT and Applied Mathematics, INSA de Lyon and Ecole Doctorale InfoMaths
Language: english, french, spanish
| 2022 |
Manager, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2021 |
Senior Consultant, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2020 |
Research Engineer, AP-HP, Paris |
| 2018 |
Consultant, IAC Partners, Paris |
Hiking, art activities, reading
School of Aeronautics and Space Studies (SUPAERO), Toulouse
Master in Aeronautics – Imperial College, London
Languages : English, French, German
| 2001 |
Product Manager, Laboratoires Vichy, L’Oréal Group, Paris |
| 2003 |
Structured Products Seller, Société Générale, Paris |
| 2008 |
Head of Structured Product Sales Europe for Private Banks, Société Générale, Paris |
| 2009 |
Head of Market Activities (Sales, Trading) in Switzerland, Société Générale, Zürich |
| 2012 |
Head of European Sales excluding France, Cross Asset Solutions, Société Générale |
| 2015 |
Global Managing Partner, IAC Partners, Paris |
Ski alpin, œnologie, pêche
«I started my career in operational functions and then took over almost all functions in the supply chain. I then began my work in the General Management in various industry sectors. This gave me an impression of the continuous quest for operational excellence and the need to always question myself.
Throughout my career, I have seen that a company’s performance is primarily associated with proper goal monitoring at all levels of the organization. A good strategy is a strategy that is well implemented and consistently applied…in short, it makes sense and keeps the focus.
While working with IAC Partners, I have found this consistency of approach and a strong commitment of competent teams.
I am very proud to join their team and build with them these rules and practices to increase the competitiveness of companies.»
Didier has more than 30 years of professional experience in demanding industrial environments. He began his career at NTN-SNR in operational positions (Quality, Maintenance and Production) before joining the Danish DANFOSS group where he held positions of Site Management and Operations Management before taking over as General Manager of the COMPRESSORS COMMERCIAL division. He then became President of the Wiper Division of VALEO before leading an LBO and taking over the Presidency of NEWTEC PACKAGING. He then joined MERSEN ELECTRICAL POWER as VP Europe and then the family company EFI AUTOMOTIVE as COO. He is currently Managing Director EMEA for the TECUMSEH Group.
Didier has led many teams in multicultural environments (Europe, North America, China,…) with change management challenges.
He has extensive expertise in operational excellence throughout the process chain and, in particular, a strong lean-based production culture.
He has participated in numerous international developments, particularly in Europe, North America and China, both to solve industrial issues (footprint development or rationalization) and to develop activities (building new supplier and customer bases, strategic alliances and acquisitions).
«I have spent my entire career in industry, where I have held positions as Operational Manager and Head of Business Units in both Europe and the United States.
Throughout my career, I have seen that success is tied to a few key elements, including the ability to mobilize teams, but also the ability to develop a coherent strategy that must be combined with quality execution.
In my projects and contacts with IAC partners, I have found that these attributes are supported by very committed and extremely competent employees.
I look forward to joining them and am convinced of the value they offer their customers in improving their competitiveness.»
For over 30 years Daniel has been working for extremely demanding and competitive markets such as the automotive, aerospace, telecommunications and electrical industries. He started his career in the Simmonds Mecaero group (now: Hownet Fastening Systems), continued with Framatome Connectors International before joining the Mersen Group.
In all three groups, he held positions in plant and industrial management and then headed up globally operating business units. As a result, he has been exposed to an extremely diverse and multicultural environment and has lived in the United States for over 20 years. From continuous improvement to structural transformation projects (acquisitions, restructuring, etc.), Daniel has a proven track record of implementing robust processes in innovation, new product development and integrated business planning.
“My passions for technology and innovation were passed on to me by my grandfather who worked in the textile industry in Saint-Etienne. He was an engineer and especially an inventor. I was fascinated. I have always sought in my professional adventure to surround myself with passionate and humble people I can trust.
In addition to IAC teams’s know-how and ability to deliver results, the quality that has allowed us to collaborate together for many years is their knowledge, appreciation of IAC’s teams and their ability to deliver results.”
These are people in the field who have practical and effective ideas. Their experience and personality give them the agility to challenge received beliefs and ideas while valuing men.’
Jean-François has held a General Management position in the automotive industry for 30 years.
After a first successful experience at the car manufacturer Renault (5 years) as Manager of an Engineering Department, Jean-Franèois continues his career with the automotive industry;In 2002, he joined Plastic Omnium’s Inergy Automotive Division. His experience and vision of the sector enable him to successfully implement his skills on the full scope of Marketing, R&D and Industrialization, up to the Corporate Strategy.
His recognized skills in talent detection and development, organizational transformation, multicultural team management, as well as the positive energy he knows how to transmit, allow Jean Fran’ois to guide teams towards success. His ability to anticipate is a real competitive advantage for the organizations he leads. Jean-Franéois currently manages a team of 600 engineers, 5 technical centers and 1 research center (USA, Asia and Europe) and manages the program and industry teams until the series launch with a current portfolio of 180 programs worldwide.
Jean-François BERARD is a graduate engineer in arts & crafts (ENSAM) and also holds an Executive MBA from Harvard Business School.
«Throughout my career in the industry, I have been committed to breaking down the barriers between the silos that large organizations know so well how to build within them.
And yet, the gains that can be made by working together in engineering and production, to take just this example, are considerable…
To do this, it is not enough to put everyone in the same room. It takes a lot of method, skills in many technical fields, and above all infinite respect for those who know and do, but who are not always aware of the constraints of the other, or who are prisoners of rules or habits that they dare not break because they have not been given the opportunity.
I found at IAC a love for industry and “beautiful work”, attention to detail and stubbornness in continuous improvement that I could know in Germany or Japan. With a touch of creativity and curiosity in addition.
It is a great pleasure for me to have joined them, and to be able to contribute to the improvement of our customers’ performances.»
Guy MAUGIS, 63, has been President of the Franco-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry since June 2011.
Advisor to the Bosch Group Management Board, he directed its activities in France, as Chairman of Robert Bosch France SAS, from 2004 to 2016.
He is also treasurer of the Federation of Automotive Equipment Manufacturers (FIEV) and the Foundation for Road Safety, as well as a director of Constellium.
Polytechnician, Engineer of the Corps des Ponts et Chaussées and graduate in law, Guy MAUGIS worked several years at the Ministry of Equipment. He then continued his career at Pechiney, where he managed the Rhenalu Neuf-Brisach rolling plant, and then joined the American PPG group, where he chaired the European glass division. After the acquisition of PPG verre Europe by ASAHI Glass, Guy MAUGIS was in charge of the business development and worldwide spare parts activities of the Japanese group’s automotive branch while chairing the European automotive activities.
Master – Centrale Nantes, France
Master in Automotive – Cranfield University, United-Kingdom
Master in Powertrain engineering – IFP School, France
Languages: French, English
| 2022 |
Manager, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2019 |
Senior Consultant, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2018 |
Consultant, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2015 |
Innovation Engineer, Renault, Paris |
Baby foot, Cycling, Photography & Hiking
PhD, Biotechnologies – Université de Sherbrooke, Canada & Université de Lyon, France
Engineer- Ecole Centrale Lyon, France
Master, Nanoscale Engineering – Université de Lyon, France
Languages : French, English
| 2022 |
Manager, IAC Partners, Lyon |
| 2020 |
Senior Consultant, IAC Partners, Lyon |
| 2019 |
Consultant, IAC Partners, Lyon |
New technologies, ski, hiking
Engineer – Ecole Centrale de Nantes, France
Specialized Master in Audit & Managerial Accounting – Audencia Business School, France
Black belt Lean – Six Sigma
Languages: French, English
| 2020 |
Manager, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2017 |
Senior Consultant, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2015 |
Consultant, EY Advisory, Paris |
Consumer tech, swimming, skydiving and craft beers
Ingenieur – ENSAM, France
Languages: French, English
| 2020 |
Manager, IAC Partners, Lyon |
| 2017 |
Senior Consultant, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2015 |
Consultant, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2015 |
Ingénieur, Caterpillar, Grenoble |
Motor, bikes, skiing, climbing, Makers Community, craft beer, electronic-music
Engineer – Arts & Métiers ParisTech, France
Green Belt Lean Six Sigma
Languages: French, English
| 2020 |
Manager, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2016 |
Senior Consultant, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2014 |
Group Leader Aeronautics – AKKA TECHNOLOGIES, Saint-Quentin-En-Yvelines |
| 2012 |
Industrialization project leader – AKKA TECHNOLOGIES, Saint-Quentin-En-Yvelines |
Astrophysics, racing and travel
Engineer – Arts & Métiers ParisTech, France
Languages: French, English
| 2021 |
Manager, IAC Partners, Chicago |
| 2020 |
Manager, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2018 |
Senior Consultant, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2015 |
Consultant, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2014 |
Energy Auditor, Novandie, Chartres |
Mountain sports, Sci-Fi
Engineer – Ecole Centrale de Lyon
Engineer – University of Melbourne – Master of Engineering Management
Languages: French, English
| 2021 |
Principal, IAC Partners, Lyon |
| 2018 |
Manager, IAC Partners, Lyon |
| 2016 |
Project Leader, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2014 |
Senior Consultant, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2011 |
Junior Consultant, IAC Partners, Paris |
Skiing, cultural trips
MBA, Columbia Business School, USA
MBA, London Business School, UK
Master of Engineering, IMT Lille-Douai, France
Languages: French, English, German
| 2020 |
Principal, IAC Partners, Chicago |
| 2018 |
Manager, IAC Partners, Chicago |
| 2018 |
Senior Consultant, Avencore, Paris |
| 2017 |
Operations, A3BC Limited, Paris/Londres |
| 2016 |
CEO, ZE Networks, New-York |
| 2013 |
Chassis Project Manager, Renault Sport Cars, Paris |
| 2006 |
Braking & Steering Systems Project Manager, Renault Sport Cars, Paris |
| 2006 |
Cost Saving Consultant, Altran, Paris |
| 2005 |
FMI Project Leader, General Electric Healthcare, Paris |
| 2003 |
IT Project Manager, Renault, Paris |
Travel, Skiing, Photography
PhD (Modeling of dose effects in integrated circuits in space environment), ISAE
Master in electronics, INSA Toulouse
Languages: French, English, German
| 2021 |
Partner, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2020 |
Expert Associate Partner, Bain, Paris |
| 2018 |
Director, Strategy&, Paris & Toulouse |
| 2008 |
Head of Procurement, Airbus, Royaume-Uni |
Music (drums and guitar), sports (jogging and cycling) and my 2 daughters
Ingenieur – Electrical Engineering – INSA Lyon
Specialized Master Strategic Management – HEC, Paris
Languages: English, French, German
| 2017 |
Partner, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2016 |
Manager, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2015 |
Project Leader, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2012 |
Senior Consultant, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2010 |
Consultant, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2008 |
Junior Consultant, EY, Paris |
Poesie, cycling and strategy games
KEDGE Business School, Marseille
Languages: French, English
| 2017 |
Commercial Director – Partner, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2014 |
Commercial Manager, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2009 |
Business Engineer, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2007 |
Director, Design d’acier, Marseille |
| 2004 |
Marketing Project Manager, I-média, Marseille |
Triathlon, hiking and cultural trips
Engineer – Ecole Centrale de Nantes
Master’s degree in Major Project Management – HEC / ISAE
Languages: French, English
| 2017 |
Partner, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2016 |
Senior Manager, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2013 |
Manager, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2011 |
Project Leader, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2009 |
Senior Consultant, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2006 |
Junior Consultant, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2005 |
Assistant project manager for the development of new watch movements, TAG HEUER (LVMH group), Switzerland |
Aeronautic, geopolitic
Mechanical engineering – Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Languages: French, English, German, Italian
| 2016 |
Partner, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2012 |
Senior Manager, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2000 |
Manager, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 1999 |
Purchasing and Logistics Manager, Deutz Fahr Agrarysteme GmbH, Lauingen, Germany |
| 1996 |
Production and Plant Maintenance Manager, Effem GmbH (Mars Inc.), Minden, Germany |
| 1993 |
Engineering Manager, Effem GmbH, Minden, Allemagne |
| 1992 |
Project Engineer, Unisabi (Mars Inc.), Saint Denis de l’Hôtel, France |
| 1990 |
Process Development Supervisor, Kal Kan Foods, Vernon CA, USA |
| 1987 |
Consultant, Arthur Andersen (now Accenture), Milan, Italy |
Motorcycle, mechanics and do-it-yourself, science fiction literature
Master in Human Resources Management, ISGP, Paris
| 2021 |
Human Ressources Director, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2008 |
Global Human Ressources Director, Société Générale, Paris |
| 2006 |
Chargée Recrutement, Inovans, Paris |
Running, Naturopathy
Engineer – ISEN Toulon & Université Laval-Québec, Canada
Master in Management – London Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
Languages: French, English, Portuguese
| 2020 |
Managing Partner, IAC Partners, Chicago |
| 2019 |
Principal, IAC Partners, Chicago |
| 2016 |
Manager, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2015 |
Project Leader, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2010 |
Senior Consultant, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2007 |
Consultant, IAC Partners, Paris |
| 2006 |
Project manager, OPTIMUM-SIFISA, Agen |
| 2004 |
Math teacher, Education Nationale, Lorrez-le-bocage |
| 2003 |
Development Engineer, AIR France, Massy-Palaiseau |
Rock music (guitar playing), travel and golf