Christophe

About Christophe

Christophe Gégout is a well-regarded French corporate governance professional, especially within the ecosystem of listed companies, public-sector finance, and industrial transformation. At Soitec, he is best known for having served as Chairman of the Board of Directors, a role that placed him at the center of the dialogue between executive management, board members, and shareholders. His chairmanship came during a period focused on strengthening Soitec’s long-term sustainable value-creation strategy and preparing governance succession in a disciplined way. Before joining Soitec, Gégout built a career at the intersection of government, finance, and industry. From 2001 to 2009, he held several positions within the French Ministry of Economy and Finance, including serving as an adviser to Christine Lagarde when she was Finance Minister. He then moved to the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), where he was Chief Financial Officer from 2009 to 2015 and later Deputy General Manager until 2018. This background gave him deep experience in financing, innovation policy, and the structuring of technology assets. After the CEA, he became Investment Director at Meridiam, where he oversaw SME investments and contributed to projects linked to electric vehicle charging infrastructure. He later co-founded Yotta Capital Partners, where he serves as a founding partner and non-executive director, with an investment focus on industrial transformation, energy transition, and breakthrough technologies. That experience is highly relevant to a company such as Soitec, a global leader in innovative semiconductor materials. At Soitec, Christophe Gégout has been associated with a rigorous governance style centered on strategic discipline, market transparency, and long-term alignment of interests. The company’s governance materials highlight his long tenure on the board, his independence, and his involvement in oversight work. His combination of public-sector insight, financial expertise, and industrial investment experience makes him particularly well suited to the governance challenges of a listed technology group navigating growth, innovation, and execution.