ECONOCOM - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Independent Director
• Member of Group Executive Committee

Job Titles:

• Executive Director
• Executive Managing Director
• Member of Group Executive Committee

Angel Benguigui is Econocom's Executive Managing Director. For 35 years, Angel Benguigui Diaz has been working in international environments, mainly in the fields of finance and digital technologies. After starting his career at the Crédit Lyonnais and Crédit Agricole groups, he joined the Group in 2006 as Country Manager for Spain, where he developed the financing business as well as distribution and digital services, notably through a policy of successful acquisitions. These developments established Econocom as a leading added‑value digital integrator in Spain. In 2019, after a few years on the Executive Committee, he was appointed Chief Financial Officer. In 2020, he was appointed Managing Director of Econocom Group and was subsequently granted the powers of daily management. He was appointed Director in 2023.

Job Titles:

• Member of Group Executive Committee
• Non - Executive Director

Job Titles:

• Independent Director
• Member of Group Executive Committee

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• Founder
• Member of Group Executive Committee
• Member of the Group Executive Committee Board of Directors
• Representative of Econocom International BV / Founding Chairman / CEO

Jean-Louis Bouchard is the founder of Econocom. He is the group's Chairman and CEO. Jean-Louis Bouchard began his career at IBM in Europe and the US. He laid Econocom's foundations in 1973 under the name Europe Computer Systèmes (ECS). In 1984, he bought a small American firm called Econocom. He combined ECS's international subsidiaries into this firm, making Econocom the new company's name. The magazine Challenges named Jean-Louis Bouchard ‘Entrepreneur of the Year' in 1987. He quickly spotted how IT would change the everyday life of firms, institutions and users. Jean-Louis Bouchard studied at the military school Prytanée national militaire in La Flèche, France, and later at the marine engineering school École nationale supérieure du génie maritime. He then became a naval architect. He spearheaded Econocom's acquisition of Les Abeilles in 2020.

Job Titles:

• Chairman of Group Executive Committee
• Non - Executive Director

Job Titles:

• Chairman of Group Executive Committee
• Independent Director

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• Member of Group Executive Committee
• Field - Based Sales Roles Within Specialist
• Managing Director TMF France

Mathilde Saint-Pol began her career in field-based sales roles within specialist banking subsidiaries in 1993 before joining the SCC Group in 1999 to contribute to the creation and development of Rigby Capital. She then joined ECS, where she supervised refinancing and marketing, in 2006. Following Econocom's acquisition of ECS in 2010, Mathilde Saint-Pol took responsibility for the group's refinancing division from 2010 to 2016. In 2014, she launches and leads until 2019 the Econocom Digital France Limited (EDFL) structure within the group's financing arm (TMF). She also co-initiated the launch of the Eco-Ré structure in late 2018. In 2019, she moved to the head of TMF France. From end of 2019 to mid-2022, Mathilde Saint-Pol held the position of Chief Operating Officer within Rigby Capital Europe, where she oversaw the transformation of tools. She also led the development of As A Service offerings in France. In September 2022, she rejoined Econocom as Deputy Chief Executive Officer with responsibility for central functions and development. Mathilde Saint-Pol graduated from SKEMA Business School.

Job Titles:

• Managing Director
• Member of Group Executive Committee
• Administrative and Financial Managing Director and General Manager

Patrick van den Berg is Administrative and Financial Managing Director and General Manager for Econocom Netherlands. With 23 years of experience in all aspects of senior general and financial management, Patrick was previously co-CEO of Euro Media Group SAS (‘EMG'). He began his career in The Netherlands at PwC in 1998 working in the audit and transaction services practices. Then he joined UBF Media Group in 2005 and moved to France in 2010 following the merger between UBF Media Group and Euromedia Télévision which created EMG. At EMG Patrick was focused on the creation of one of the top-3 service providers in the broadcast industry in Europe, realizing many mergers, acquisitions and divestments. In parallel he was driving the strategy, the integration and the leadership team at group level. He also managed the institutional and private shareholder relationships. In a challenging business context, he succeeded in adapting EMG through business transformation. During his 16 years at EMG, he developed himself from CFO to interim CEO and co-CEO. In 2022, Patrick joined Econocom focusing initially on Econocom Netherlands, by giving direction to the local strategy and strategy execution. The acceleration of Econocom's organic and external growth in the Netherlands is a strong strategic focus. As such, Patrick successfully led the acquisition of Lydis, a leading audiovisual distribution company, in July 2022. In parallel he is working on the further integration of the Dutch organisation. He will gradually take his role as Administrative and Financial Managing Director during the months to come. Patrick is graduated from the Amsterdam and Nyenrode Universities in Business Economics.

Job Titles:

• Chairman of Group Executive Committee

Job Titles:

• Member of Group Executive Committee
• Non - Executive Director
• Vice - Chairman

Job Titles:

• Member of Group Executive Committee
• Non - Executive Director