Stéphane Richard Joins Perella Weinberg Partners as Partner
24 Mai 2022 - 1:00PM
Perella Weinberg Partners (Nasdaq: PWP), a leading global
independent advisory firm, announced today that Stéphane Richard
will be joining the Firm as a Partner, effective June 1, 2022.
Mr. Richard will be based in PWP's Paris office
alongside David Azéma, Philippe Capron, Cyrille Perard and the
active PWP France team. The Paris office opened in 2018 and has
grown substantially since then, providing strategic counsel to many
renowned French companies on domestic and international
transactions through the Firm's global network. In addition to the
team covering the French market, the Paris office has two
pan-European sector-focused partners: Marie-Soazic Geffroy for
Financial Institutions and Gilles Tré-Hardy for
Telecommunications.
Mr. Richard joins PWP after 13 years of holding
various positions at Orange, one of the world's leading
telecommunications operators. After graduating from École des
Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC) and École Nationale
d'Administration (ENA), Mr. Richard began his career as a finance
auditor and later worked at the Ministry of Industry and Foreign
Trade. In the years following, he served as Deputy Chief Financial
Officer of Compagnie Générale des Eaux, Chief Executive Officer of
Compagnie Immobilière Phénix, Chairman of Compagnie Générale
d'Immobilier et de Services (CGIS, now Nexity), Deputy Chief
Executive Officer of Veolia Environment and Chief Executive Officer
of Veolia Transport as well as a member of Orange’s Board of
Directors. From 2007 to 2009, he was Chief of Staff to the Minister
of Economy, Finance and Employment. After joining Orange in 2009,
Mr. Richard served as the company’s Deputy Managing Director in
charge of French Operations, Chief Executive Officer and, between
2011 and 2022, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. From 2018 to
2022, Mr. Richard also served as Chairman of the Board at GSMA, the
global mobile industry organization.
Commenting on Mr. Richard’s appointment, Peter
Weinberg, Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Perella
Weinberg Partners, said: “We are delighted to welcome Stéphane to
the partnership and to the management team of our Paris office. We
have followed with interest the large-scale transformations he has
successfully led in France and internationally within Orange. His
long-lasting relationships with the French business community,
extensive experience in the French real estate and utilities
sectors and deep knowledge of the European telecom space and tech
industry worldwide, along with his accomplished track record of
leading large and complex transactions, will allow us to further
strengthen our advisory services in France and the broader global
market.”
David Azéma, Partner and Head of the Firm’s
Advisory practice for France, said: “We are immensely proud to
welcome Stéphane to our team and pleased that he has chosen our
Firm. Since the opening of our Paris office in 2018, PWP has been
committed to providing clients with distinctive financial expertise
and executional excellence enabled by the diverse experiences of
our partners. There is no doubt that the arrival of Stéphane will
reinforce this model.”
Mr. Richard added: “I am particularly pleased to
join Perella Weinberg Partners. Since its introduction in Paris,
the team has developed a strong reputation for its unparalleled
expertise and relentless focus on providing exceptional advice to
clients. I am looking forward to bringing my knowledge and network
across a range of sectors, including the global telecom and tech
industry, especially in Europe. I would like to thank the entire
PWP team for the trust they have placed in me, and I am thrilled to
have the opportunity to work with such a dynamic group.”
About PWP
Perella Weinberg Partners is a leading global
independent advisory firm, providing strategic and financial advice
to a broad client base, including corporations, institutions,
governments, sovereign wealth funds and the financial sponsor
community. The firm offers a wide range of advisory services to
clients in the most active industry sectors and global markets.
With approximately 600 employees, PWP currently maintains offices
in New York, Houston, London, Calgary, Chicago, Denver, Los
Angeles, Paris, Munich, and San Francisco. For more information on
Perella Weinberg Partners, please visit:
http://www.pwpartners.com.
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