State Councils

In order to extend our visibility and influence throughout the Australian territory, the French Chamber has local State Councils.

The main role of the State Councillors is to stimulate the local French-Australian business community and to promote the activities and services of the Chamber.

Philippe Vincent Federal President, NSW Councillor & Director (Managing Director, Menard Oceania)

Samuel Nahum Federal Treasurer (CFO, Air Liquide)

Emeric Dequidt NSW Chapter President (National Business Development & Growth Manager - Water, Veolia Australia & New Zealand)

Pierre Briand NSW Chapter Treasurer (Founder, SCD Advisory)

Frederic Veniere Federal Secretary and Director - (Consultant - Lawyer - Doctor of Laws PhD, MT Partners)

Alexis Aupied VIC Chapter President (Partner, Forvis Mazars)

Pascale Toussat VIC Chapter Vice President (Owner & Founder, HR A la Carte)

Scott White QLD Chapter President (Senior Manager of Sales and Marketing Operations, Airbus Australia Pacific)

Alain Etchegaray QLD Chapter Vice President (Honorary Consul of France in Brisbane, Managing Director, Pacific People Solutions)

Betty Moinet QLD Chapter Vice President (Strategic Engagement – Senior Manager, Esri)

Jeanne Vallade QLD Chapter Secretary (Partner, Holding Redlich)

Romain Bertin SA Chapter President (Partner, CYLAD)

Florent Campagne SA Chapter Vice President (Project Manager - Skilled Migrant CTC program, Australian Migrant Resource Centre (AMRC))

Jerome Monteiro WA Chapter President (Managing Director, Profluid Australia)

Christine Caseris WA Chapter Vice President (Director, LYS Group)

Raphael Alla Managing Director, M+ Software

Suleman Ahmed State Manager - South Australia & Northern Territory, Schneider Electric

Laura Anderson Chairman, OneGlobalVenture

Edward Arendt General Manager QLD, Schneider Electric

Natanael Bloch Senior Corporate Affairs Manager - Corporate Affairs & Sustainability, Kmart and Target Australia

Andrew Borthwick Managing Director ANZ, Orange Business

Charlotte Boulogne Director, PwC Australia

Matt Breuillac Founder, Cyber Node

Gilles Cardonnel Consultant at King & Wood Mallesons

Max Cateau Directeur, Deloitte Consulting / Industry Redesign & Innovation

Melanie Chamaux CEO – Australia and New Zealand, Servier

Ian Coker CEO, NDE Solutions & Founder, Septimus House of Wine & Cheese

Sebastien Colette Principal Consultant, S2C Services

Clement Demarais Food and Beverage Manager, Pullman Adelaide (Accor)

François De Meneval Managing Director, Astrolabe Holdings

Vincent Destot CEO, Yarra Trams

Jules Dufournier Head of Global Energy Management and Sales, Engie ANZ

Cyrille Fierens Director of Commercial Excellence, Schneider Electric

Marie Gittard FACCI NSW State Councillor

Martin Holt Brand Facilitator, Omexom Australia

Shannon Hyde Chief Executive Officer, ENGIE Australia

Ludovic Isautier Partner, Business Advisory Division, PKF Perth

Quentin Jeay Principal Energy, BHP

Sajimon Joseph National & Key Accounts Manager, Air Liquide Australia

Olga Kostic Export Adviser TradeStart, Austrade - Australian Trade & Investment Commission

Stephan Leroy General Manager, Sofitel Melbourne on Collins

Perrine Lombart Planning Superintendent, Woodside Energy

Brian Lorigan Director, Euroz Group / Lecturer, UQ Business School / VP Alliance Francaise de Brisbane

Sophie Mady Associate Partner | Financial Services, Ernst & Young

Denis Masure Managing Director, RATP Dev for Australia & New Zealand

Tim Murray Head of Commercial, Technip Energies

Guillaume Prudent-Richard Managing Director, Artelia Australia

Stephanie Rinck-Pfeiffer Managing Director, Global Water Research Coalition

Florence Riviere Partner, Pinsent Masons

Julien Robillard Managing Director, Reward Hospitality AU

Michael Rosetta Business Development Manager, J&P Richardson

Rodolphe Ruffié-Farrugia Partner, K&L Gates

Ilan Sebban Founder, REC-PARTNERS

Claire Sigwalt Contract Manager, Alstom

Laurent Saffre Head of Oceania region (Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands), Pierre Fabre Group

Chris Stinchcombe General Manager, Keolis Downer

Farah Taha General Manager for the Production and Treatment Alliance, Suez

Jean-François Tixeront Director / Principal Consultant, SME Sales Growth

Laurent Trost General Manager, Yara Pilbara Fertilisers

Lyn Tuit Gaicd Principal, Momentum2

Mathieu Van Hieu NSW Councillor & Director (Director, Bureau MVH)

Janie Wittey Senior Country Manager & CEO at Natixis CIB Australia

Petrie Wheeler-Lill Consultant/ Director of Department of Defence, Young Diggers QLD

Alison Woolsey Former Director, Diversity & Inclusion, Clayton Utz

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