Noel Forgeard is a Senior Partner at Financière de Courcelles, a leading investment bank based in France. He has held this position since January 2015. Prior to this, he served as a Member of the Board at Schneider Electric from 2004 to 2016. Noel has extensive experience in the financial sector, having also been a Senior Partner at Arjil - Altium from 2011 to 2015. His career includes significant roles such as Co-CEO at GROUPE EADS (2005-2006) and Directeur général at Groupe MATRA (1992-1998). Noel's expertise is further highlighted by his tenure as Directeur at MATRA Défense & Espace (1987-1992) and Directeur général at ASCO Métal (1985-1986) and Compagnie française des aciers spéciaux (1982-1985).