team

In Kouros France, Alain Rossignol manages the team in charge of projects identification and acquisitions in the frame of the global business strategy and development for Kouros and Enerxia.

Over 25 years, Alain has built extensive international energy business management experience. Alain led major M&A projects in E&P in Africa, the Caspian Sea, Asia, Australia and Europe for ENGIE. He held senior management positions in European entities of Gaz de France, notably in natural gas storage in Central Europe, for Nafta (Slovakia) and MND (Czech Republic) and in energy trade for GDF SUEZ FH (Hungary). He headed up natural gas origination & portfolio management in Eastern and Central Europe, including negotiations for long-term Russian gas supply contracts.

Alain graduated from the Economics and Management at the IFP (French Petroleum Institute) having previously studied Mechanical Engineering at ENSEM (Nancy, France) and at Bath University (England). He speaks French, English, Russian and Slovak.

Florent Bergeret is responsible for Strategy and Portfolio Design & Management in Kouros France. Florent oversees the Power, Hydrogen and Tech sectors. He is a board member of NAWATechnologies, Ergosup, Powerhive, STEP/Hype and HysetCo.

Before joining Kouros, Florent held several executive positions in Gaz de France and ENGIE in the energy sector (R&D, energy operations, business development) and in innovative products & services for B2C. He worked closely with startups and partners in IOT and big data. He invented and launched HOMNI, a budget-control smart thermostat which picked up awards at CES 2016 in the ‘Smart Home’ and ‘Tech for a Better World’ categories.

Florent holds a Degree in Engineering from ENSTA Paris Tech and a Master’s Degree in Energy Economics from the IFP (French Petroleum Institute). He speaks French and English.

In Kouros France, Romeo Meyer is responsible for the origination, structuring and execution of investments in the alternative fuels sector. He oversees midstream and downstream gas and LNG.

Prior to joining Kouros, Romeo held several executive positions within Gaz de France and ENGIE. As Lead Key Account Manager, he was responsible for business development for industrial customers and developed innovative sustainable energy supply solutions and partnerships. He also served as a negotiator of long-term natural gas contracts with GAZPROM and led natural gas and LNG origination activities.

Romeo holds two Masters in Engineering: from the Ecole Centrale de Nantes, France and the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm. He speaks French, English, German, Swedish and Russian.

Amandine Pascal is responsible for the legal support of all investments and asset management in Kouros France, advising the investment team on all legal, regulatory and compliance issues.

Prior to joining Kouros in 2020, she held the position of Chief Legal Officer at EXEL Industries, a French company listed on Euronext.  She brings 15 years of experience in M&A and transactions, as an in-house lawyer in various industrial companies in France, as well as 3 years as a lawyer in New-York. 

Amandine graduated from the University of Paris II Law school, and the University of California, Berkeley Law School.  She also holds an Executive Master General Counsel from Sciences-Po. She speaks French and English.

Laurent Desflans is responsible for the analysis of project investments in Kouros France.

He joined Kouros in 2019 after working as a commercial engineer for ENGIE Cofely and Private Equity Analyst for NextStage AM.

Laurent holds a Dual Degree in Engineering and Finance from the Arts et Métiers School (Icam, Nantes) and Audencia Business School where he specialised in corporate finance. He speaks French, English and Spanish.

Matthieu BARBIER is responsible of technical projects developed by Kouros with partners. He is supporting Investment team with specific vision related to product development, process risk analysis and industrialization.

Before joining Kouros, Matthieu worked at Plastic Omnium, a French innovative company in the automotive sector. He developed practical skills helding positions as Production Manager, and Industrial Project Manager on the last 4.0 plant launched by the group.

Matthieu holds a Master Degree in Mechanical and Industrial engineering from Arts et Métiers Paristech. He speaks French, English and Spanish.