Idex, a mission-driven company

Anne de Bayser is co-founder of the Elzéard impact investment fund, whose main area of focus is the healthcare sector.

A graduate of EDHEC business school, Anne has held a variety of positions during her career in both the public and private sectors as well as with associations. This has given her extensive knowledge of social, environmental and regional policies. Positions held during her career include director of a housing association, assistant director of the mayor’s office in Paris, assistant secretary general at Paris City Hall and subsequently assistant secretary general for the President’s office. Through these positions of responsibility, Anne was able to contribute to the development and implementation of major reforms in the fields of healthcare, housing and sustainable mobility. She also contributed to the drafting of the PACTE Act, introducing the concept of mission-driven companies into French law.

Anne is Chair of SOS Solidarités, an SOS Group association, working in the social and medico-social fields. She is a member of the supervisory board of CDC Habitat and a board member of Impact France.

Bertrand Austruy is co-founder of Ardabelle Capital, an investment company set up for the transition to a sustainable economy.

He has long experience in human resources and corporate governance, acquired primarily with the Danone Group over more than twenty years. As general secretary and chief human resources officer, he played a key role in the company's ESG transformation, with shareholders voting by 99% to become mission-driven company, and in the publication of financial results adjusted for scope 3 CO₂ emissions – a first for a listed company. Among other social initiatives, he launched “One Person, One Voice, One Share”, an innovative governance initiative allowing Danone's 100,000 employees to play an active role in the corporate decision-making process.

Elisabeth Ayrault has held senior positions with a number of leading French companies in the environment and energy sectors.

An architect with qualifications in business administration, geography and agronomy, she set up an architecture and urban planning firm in Perpignan in 1980, before joining the Suez Group. In 2003, she was appointed managing director of the Elyo Paris subsidiary, taking it into the development of heat networks as well as facility management. In 2009, she was appointed director of the Paris region, then assistant managing director of SITA France, a subsidiary specialising in waste management and recovery.

In 2013, she was named President of Compagnie Nationale du Rhône (CNR), overseeing its transformation and accelerating the move towards the energy transition during a period of over eight years.

Currently a director of GeoPost, Apave and ATMB, Elisabeth previously held directorships with Banque Postale, CEA, SNCF Réseau, Société Hydro-Électrique du Midi, Grand Port Maritime de Marseille, Union Française d'Électricité, Syndicat des Énergies Renouvelables and Lyon University.

She also chairs the management board of Lire et Sourire, an association organising read-aloud sessions in retirement homes.

Sandrine Bélier is the Director of Humanité et Biodiversité, a state-approved association accredited by the French Ministry of Ecological Transition in the field of nature protection. Sandrine is the first vice-chair of the governing board of the French Biodiversity Agency, a public organisation set up to contribute to “the monitoring, protection, management and restoration of biodiversity, as well as the balanced and sustainable management of water resources in coordination with the national policy to prevent global warming”.

A lawyer specialising in environmental law and human rights, she was director of Alsace-Nature and then France Nature Environnement (1998- 2008), as well as a member of the French national commission for public debate (CNDP).

She was a Member of the European Parliament between 2009 and 2014.

Nicolas Goldberg is a partner with Colombus Consulting, a consultancy specialising in organisational transformation, which became a mission-driven company in 2021.

A graduate of CentraleSupélec, Nicolas has over 17 years of experience in the energy sector and business transformation consulting.He has specialist expertise in market operation, prospective analysis, climate challenges, industrial competitiveness and programme management. He is also a regular contributor to public policy studies, appearing in the media and taking part in conferences and roundtables, where he seeks to disseminate knowledge, raise awareness and stimulate debate on energy issues.

He is also head of the energy division of the think tank Terra Nova.

Selma Mahfouz is the Director of ESG Expertise at Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale, a mutual group that became a mission-driven company in 2020, before creating the “societal dividend” in 2023.

A graduate of École Polytechnique and École Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Économique (ENSAE), Selma was director of studies, research and statistics (DARES) for the Ministry of Labour, and assistant director of France Stratégie, a department of the Prime Minister's office set up to “contribute to the main guidelines for the future of the nation, the medium- and long-term goals of its economic, social, cultural and environmental development, and the preparation of reforms”.
 During the course of her career, she has also held positions at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, and with the French Treasury Department and Pensions Advisory Council.

Selma Mahfouz is co-author, with Jean Pisani-Ferry, of a report to the French Prime Minister published in 2023: “The economic impact of climate action”.

Renaud Prouveur is Chairman and CEO of Spallian, a company specialising in data strategies.

A graduate in business law from Université Panthéon-Assas University (Paris II) Renaud founded Spallian in 1998, identifying the potential value of structured services to manage the data that are increasingly all around us. Spallian offers data analysis solutions and strategic consultancy services to make better use of both public (open) data and private data. With the Thelma® app, Spallian provides municipalities with a tool to improve community relations in the field of local public services.

Renaud teaches data fundamentals and challenges at Paris Dauphine and Lyon 3 universities.

He also founded Armoise, a socially-responsible property company set up to acquire properties and turn them over to associations responsible for providing housing and care for vulnerable people.

 He is a reserve Lieutenant-Colonel with the Gendarmerie and a member of the “Entreprise Etat Nation” think tank.

Arnaud Robert has been an Idex employee since 2008 and trade union representative since 2010.

After completing technical training, he joined the Idex Group, first as an operating technician in Nantes, then as a fitter and safety technician. He is now project manager at the Auray site.

As a CFDT trade union representative, Arnaud deploys his expertise and listening skills to promote strong labour relations, in his capacity as secretary of the CSE (works council), CSSCT (health, safety and working conditions) and Group Committee.

Arnaud is also an employee representative, general secretary of the Breizh Armor union, industry negotiator for the sector's collective labour agreement and member of the CFDT union's national federal office for workers in the construction and wood industries.

Through his functions, Arnaud supports the development and growth of the company by making the workforce and the environment a key part of all strategic decisions. This approach underlines a belief that collective intelligence and constructive discussion are essential in driving performance and transformation.