Member of the Executive Board, Deputy CEO of Wendel Group, Chairman of Scalian and Globeducate’s Board of Directors, Member of IK Partners’ Supervisory Committee
David Darmon is Wendel’s Group Deputy CEO since September 9th 2019. He joined Wendel in 2005. David is also Chairman of Scalian and Globeducate’s Board of Directors, and a member of IK Partners’ Supervisory Committee.
In December 2020, Wendel’s Supervisory Board decided to reappoint the Executive Board for a period of four years from April 7, 2021 to April 6, 2025.
David has led numerous investments for the Group. He participated in the investment and oversight of companies such as Allied Universal, CSP Technologies, Deutsch Group, and Stallergenes. David also initiated several investments in the technology sector.
David opened the New York office (Wendel North America), which he led from 2013 until September 2019, when he joined the Executive Board. From 2013 to 2019, Wendel invested approximately $1 billion in the United States.
David previously served as Wendel’s corporate Secretary to the Supervisory Board.
Before joining Wendel, David was a Director of Apax Partners in Paris, where he specialized in LBO transactions for six years. He began his career in M&A at Goldman Sachs in London.
He is a graduate of ESSEC and holds an MBA from INSEAD.
