Governance
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Managers - Member of the Executive Committee
Mr. David BUFFELARD: President and Chief Executive Officer
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Bio
After graduating from Sup de Co Chambéry in 1992, he started his career as a salesman for Chronopost, then created PRORISK in 1996 which became VDI GROUP SA then UPERGY SA. Chief Executive Officer of UPERGY SA from 2006 to 2009; he then became President and Chief Executive Officer on May 19, 2009. Chief Executive Officer of UPERGY SA from 2006 to 2009; he then became President and Chief Executive Officer on May 19, 2009. |
Mr. Thierry BOUVAT: Executive Vice President
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Bio
With a background in electronics and industrial data processing, Thierry Bouvat joined UPERGY in 1998, and in 1999 he took over the management of 1001 Piles Batteries. He became Executive Vice President and Director of UPERGY SA on May 19, 2009. |
Mr. Aristide BADO: Chief Financial Officer
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Bio
With a degree in management and internal auditing, Aristide BADO first worked in a Management Audit role, the Internal Audit department and then the Administrative and Financial department for service companies (Avis, Alten, Electrogeloz) and industrial companies (Endel, Bonduelle, Exacomtpta-Clairefontaine). He joined UPERGY as Chief Financial Officer in September 2019. |
Mr. Paul-Antoine Desrumaux : General Manager Development
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Bio
With a technical and commercial background, Paul-Antoine holds a degree in International Management from KEDGE Business School. He has held various commercial positions, such as Export Manager, Business Developer, and EMEIA Sales Director, within different structures, from SMEs to multinationals. He joined UPERGY in 2020 as European Sales Director and is since 2022 Managing Director of Development. |
Board Committee
Mr. David BUFFELARD: President and Chief Executive Officer
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Role on the Board: President – 1st appointment: 2009 – Renewal General Meeting: 2025 Has directly and indirectly 2 583 020 shares through Heler Other mandates at 31/12/2023 :
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Mr. Thierry BOUVAT: Executive Vice President
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Role on the Board: Director – 1st appointment: 2009 – Renewal General Meeting: 2025 Has directly and indirectly 149 028 shares Other mandates at 31/12/2023 :
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Mr. Roland TCHENIO
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Role on the Board: Director – 1st appointment: 2009 – Renewal General Meeting: 2025 Independent director Directly holds 1 share. Other mandates at 31/12/2023 :
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Ms Marie CHAPALAIN
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Role on the Board: Director – 1st appointment: 2020 – Renewal General Meeting: 2028 Outside Director Does not directly hold any shares. |
Ms Eugénie NDIAYE
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Role on the Board: Director – 1st appointment: 2020 – Renewal General Meeting: 2028 Outside Director Does not directly hold any shares. Other mandates at 31/12/2023 :
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Ms Hélène CAMPOURCY
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Role on the Board: Director – 1st appointment: 2020 – Renewal General Meeting: 2028 Outside Director Does not directly hold any shares. Other mandates at 31/12/2023 :
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Ms Carole BUFFELARD
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Role on the Board: Director – 1st appointment: 2020 – Renewal General Meeting: 2028 Does not directly hold any shares. Other mandates at 31/12/2023 :
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Mr Laurent GUIZE
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Role in the Board: Permanent representative of the company LAFAYETTE CAPITAL
1st nomination : 2023 – Renewal General Meeting : 2027 LAFAYETTE CAPITAL owning 1 140 406 shares of the company UPERGY Other mandates at 31/12/2023 :
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Executive Committee
- Mr. David BUFFELARD: President and Chief Executive Officer
- Mr. Fabrice AUDIBERT : Director of Operations
- Mr. Aristide BADO : Chief Financial Officer
- Mr. Paul-Antoine DESRUMAUX : Managing director, Development
- Mr. Khadim AMAR : Logistics and Transports Manager
- Mr. Yohann CROIZAT : Director of Marketing, Communications, External Relations and CSR
- Ms Marie-Céline FEVRE : Director of Transformation, Quality and Customer Service
- Mr. Jean-Antoine GRILLOT : Technical Director
- Ms. Nasrine PAQUIRY: Human Resources Manager
- Mr. Christophe SAMARD : Directeur des Systèmes d’Information
- Ms Alexandra MENDUNI : Purchasing and Supply Director
Statutes and rules of procedure of the Board of Directors
Report
UPERGY adheres to the MiddleNext governance code
Corporate governance report: Annual Report Extract