Governance
CAPZA is committed to enforcing strong corporate governance through independent and transparent decision-making processes.
Management
Christophe Karvelis-Senn
CEO & Co-Founder
Laurent Bénard
Managing Partner
Supervisory Board
The Supervisory Board discusses the strategy and development policies put forward by the Management and approves certain key decisions:
- Christophe Karvelis-Senn, CEO
- Laurent Bénard, Managing Partner
- Benoit Choppin, Partner
- Pascal Christory, Chief Investment Officer at AXA Group
- Deborah Shire, Head of Structured Finance at AXA IM
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee monitors and manages the execution of decisions taken by the Management and Supervisory Board. It therefore establishes operating priorities and is responsible for ensuring that the strategy is executed across the board.
- Christophe Karvelis-Senn, CEO
- Laurent Bénard, Managing Partner
- Bénédicte de Tissot, CFO
- Renaud Tourmente, Head of Development
- Céline Gainet, General Counsel
- Gwenaëlle Boucly, Head of Marketing
Investment Committee
Each fund has an investment committee consisting of the directors involved in each type of fund. The committee is responsible for appraising financing proposals submitted by the investment team. Investment decisions are taken unanimously by members of the committee.
Risk Committee
The risk committee monitors the risks at three levels:
- Portfolio investments
- Funds
- Asset management company
Detailed risks are registered on risk maps, which are crucial to CAPZA’s risk management and internal control system. The risk committee meets every quarter.
Members:
- Christophe Karvelis-Senn, CEO
- Laurent Bénard, Managing Partner
- Valentine Brisac, Compliance Officer
- Bénédicte de Tissot, CFO