Biography

Jean-Eric has been a Sector Partner with 3i since 2000, responsible for Aerospace and Environment investment opportunities. Deals that he has been closely involved in include SR Technics (aircraft maintenance), Aviapartner (airport handling), Pilatus (aircraft manufacturer), Global Energy Services (wind farms), Konarka (solar cells) and Keolis (terrestrial passenger transport).

Jean-Eric has experience in several manufacturing and services industries. He started his career at Chromalloy as sales director, before joining Intertechnique as commercial director (both companies are in the Aerospace sector). He then became the CEO of CNIM UK, successfully turning its subsidiary, Martin Engineering Systems Ltd, into the premier energy-from-waste company in the UK.

Jean-Eric is a former director of the Energy-from-Waste Association. He has kept close ties with various UK-based renewable energy organisations, and with GIFAS (the French Aerospace Association).He holds a degree in engineering from the French ‘Grande Ecole’ ESTP (Paris) and an international MBA from CESMA (Lyons).