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 currently sits on the board of Directors 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 an a Degree in Engineering from ENSTA Paris Tech and a Master’s Degree in Energy Economics from theIFP (French Petroleum Institute). He speaks French and English.

Laurence Héron is responsible for origination, execution of investments and asset management in Kouros France and she sits on the boards of various Kouros affiliates.

Prior to joining Kouros in 2019, she held the position of Risk Management Director at GE Renewable Energy and board member of GE Hydro France.

She brings to the table more than 15 years of experience in Project Finance and Public Private Partnerships, working in industry (Alstom Power, General Electric), the banking sector (CDC-IXIS, Natixis) and consultancy (Ernst & Young Transaction Services), having begun her career at Arthur Andersen’s Paris office in 1999.

Laurence is a graduate of NEOMA (formerly the Reims Business School) and of the University of Belgrano in Argentina (MBA, 1 semester exchange program). She speaks French, English, Spanish, German and Russian.

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 from the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm. He speaks French, English, German, Swedish and Russian.

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.