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Jean-Jacques RICOLEAU

Chairman

			Jean-Jacques RICOLEAU Chairman + 33 1 43 23 25 00

		Jean-Jacques Ricoleau studied as a State scholar in Water and Forestry before becoming agronomics engineer (INAG 1981) and earning a graduate degree from elite business school ESSEC. Jean-Jacques Ricoleau was one of the founders of SODICA and became its General Manager in February 2000. Present at Crédit Agricole since 1990, he spent ten years in the Group’s Capital Development Division (UI), where he took part in developing the Agro-Foods Department. Jean-Jacques Ricoleau began his career in the investment and M&A businesses at IDI France, then at the IDI subsidiary in New York in the 1980s, before joining the Ministry of Agriculture in 1987, in the National Directorate on Foods, in charge of Agro-Food Industries.

Hervé DELACHAUME

Managing Director

			Hervé DELACHAUME Managing Director + 33 1 43 23 46 86

		Hervé Delachaume joined the Caisse Nationale de Crédit Agricole in 1979. In September 2001, he was appointed Managing Director of Unipar (renamed IDIA in 2004), an investment fund management company specialised in agricultural, agri-food, land and forestry investments. In 1986, he then joined Unicrédit as a Business Manager for large corporate clients, before joining the Private Equity arm of Crédit Agricole in 1990. He began his career at the IGER (French national institute of management and rural economics) before moving to the French Ministry of Agriculture. Hervé Delachaume is an Agronomy Engineer and a graduate of the Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon.

Nicolas RAMBAUD

Corporate Secretary

			Nicolas RAMBAUD Corporate Secretary + 33 1 43 23 25 00

		Nicolas Rambaud is a graduate of the Paris Institute of Political Studies and earned graduate degree in Public Law from University of Paris II. His career began in 1976 at Crédit Commercial de France (CCF). In 1978, he joined Crédit Agricole Group as Agency Director at a Regional Office. From 1981 to 1990, he held a variety of positions at the General Inspections and Audit Department, then moved to the International Division at CREDIT AGRICOLE SA. From 1990 to 2000, he was head of Administrative and Legal Oversight on stakeholding at Union d’Etudes et d’Investissements (UI). Starting in 2001, he became Managing Director of UI GESTION SA, FCPR asset management company.

Paul CHARRIN

Director

			Paul CHARRIN Director +33 1 57 72 42 09

Henri CORBEL

Director

			Henri CORBEL Director + 33 1 43 23 45 88

		In 2002, Henri Corbel joined the Private Equity arm of Crédit Agricole to focus on agricultural, land and vineyard investments. His first assignment within the Crédit Agricole group was in the agricultural financing sector in 1976. In 1981 he worked in Company Management, provided financing to companies in the wine and spirits sector. Henri Corbel trained in Agriculture and Business Management.

Sophie DANO

Director

			Sophie DANO Director +33 1 57 72 44 83

Olivier DE PELET

Director

			Olivier DE PELET Director + 33 1 43 23 28 70

		Olivier de Pelet joined the Private Equity arm of Crédit Agricole in 1982 to focus on private equity activities in the agri-foods, cosmetics and pharmaceutical sectors. Prior to this, he worked at Lever Industriel as an Engineering Consultant in the area of agri-foods and as a Product Manager. Olivier de Pelet graduated from the Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon in Agro-engineering. He also holds a degree in Economics, a DESCF (post-graduate diploma in accounting and finance) and is a qualified financial analyst (SFAF).

Antonia LAMBERT-ALCANTARA

Director

			Antonia LAMBERT-ALCANTARA Director + 33 1 43 23 03 46

		Antonia Lambert-Alcantara joined IDIA in March 2005 to focus on Expansion Capital investments. She joined Crédit Lyonnais in 1995 as an Engineering Consultant in agri-foods within the Equity Research department where she worked on agri-food assignments on behalf of the Group's different business lines. She began her career at the Permanent Assembly of the French Chambers of Agriculture as a Special Consultant before moving to Natexis where she carried out research in the agri-foods sector. Antonia Lambert-Alcantara graduated from the Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon in Agro-engineering and holds a PhD in Agro-economics.

Arnaud PRADIER

Director

			Arnaud PRADIER Director + 33 1 43 23 40 95

		Arnaud Pradier joined the Private Equity arm of Crédit Agricole in 1998 as an Agri-foods Engineering Consultant and worked on business and industrial audit assignments. Since 2000, he has been an Investment Manager in Private Equity, working on specialised financing deals. He began his career at Nestlé France in the production management division. Arnaud Pradier graduated in Agro-Engineering from the Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon and holds both a CESA Finance diploma and a DEA (post-graduate diploma) in Economics.

Catherine BOUCHARD

Investment Manager

			Catherine BOUCHARD Investment Manager + 33 1 43 23 39 32

		Catherine Bouchard joined the Crédit Agricole group in 1994 (Uniger and then Unipar). She was in charge of managing agricultural groups, gradually disposing of their assets and creating new investment structures. Previously she was Head of the Legal and Labour Law department at the CNJA (French national centre of young farmers). She began her career at Compagnie Boussac Saint Frère as Attaché to the CEO. Catherine Bouchard holds a DESS (specialised post-graduate diploma) from the IAE Paris with a concentration in Finance and is a graduate of the IHEDREA (Institute of Rural Law and Agro-economics).

Philippe CRISTAO PEDRO

Investment Manager

			Philippe CRISTAO PEDRO Investment Manager + 33 1 43 23 42 34

		Philippe Cristao Pedro joined IDIA in 2006 as Associate. He began his career in 2002 as an Auditor-Inspector within the Audit Department of Crédit Agricole SA. Philippe Cristao Pedro is a graduate of the Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon (INA-PG), where he specialised in economics and corporate finance.

Manuel LEAL

Investment Manager

			Manuel LEAL Investment Manager + 33 1 57 72 06 56

		Manuel Leal joined IDIA in 2005 as an Associate. He began his career at Crédit Lyonnais as a Credit Analyst focusing on large corporations. In 2002 he worked at Crédit Lyonnais Americas in New York in the Bank and Financial Relations department where he drafted credit and financing documents for investment banks and their subsidiaries. He moved back to France in 2003 and joined the Direction Régionale Entreprise de Paris as a Credit Analyst focusing on corporate banks. He graduated from the ESSEC business school, majoring in Corporate Finance.

Fabrice LEMARCHAND

Investment Manager

			Fabrice LEMARCHAND Investment Manager +33 1 43 23 00 07

Matthieu ADOIR

Associate

			Matthieu ADOIR Associate +33 1 43 23 48 39

Olivier FRAYSSINIER

Associate

			Olivier FRAYSSINIER Associate +33 1 57 72 06 55

Paul LAMBERT

Associate

			Paul LAMBERT Associate + 33 1 43 23 03 46

		Paul Lambert joined IDIA in November 2005 as an Associate focusing on agricultural, vineyard and forestry investments. He began his career at the Caisse Régionale de Savoie in 2003, charged with applying the new criteria of the Basel II agreement to the specificities of the agricultural sector. Paul Lambert graduated from the Ecole Supérieur d'Agriculture, Angers in Agro-engineering majoring in Agricultural Finance.

Adrien SIRERA

Associate

			Adrien SIRERA Associate +33 1 57 72 11 31

Alessia AMIGHETTI

Communication Manager

			Alessia AMIGHETTI Communication Manager +33 1 57 72 32 24

Anthony PIVERON

Middle Office Manager

			Anthony PIVERON Middle Office Manager +33 1 43 23 54 86