Eric Poncin

About Eric Poncin

Éric Poncin is a French entrepreneur best known as the founder of Toosla, which he launched in 2016, and as the executive who guided the company to its listing on Euronext Growth Paris. Toosla has positioned itself as a digital, short-term car rental platform, built around a mobile-first customer journey with no physical agency requirement. From the outset, Poncin was closely associated with the company’s strategic direction, emphasizing convenience, digitalization, and a premium vehicle offering for both individual and corporate customers. In terms of governance, Poncin served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Toosla, a role reflected in company records and market communications around the IPO. In July 2023, Toosla announced a governance change: the separation of the Chairman and Chief Executive roles, with Panayotis Staïcos appointed as Chief Executive Officer, while Poncin remained Chairman until the board meeting held in October 2023 as part of an orderly transition. This marked an important step in the company’s governance maturation. Poncin’s public career is closely tied to building Toosla into a listed scale-up. Under his leadership, the company raised capital to expand its fleet, enter new markets, and roll out additional services. Contemporary disclosures also highlight Toosla’s growth in a competitive market where technology, customer experience, and operational discipline are critical. In that sense, Poncin can be characterized as a founder-executive focused on growth execution, financing strategy, and product-led differentiation. Beyond his title as founder, Poncin’s professional profile is linked to the industrialization of a digital mobility service. His role was to shape a business built on online booking, autonomous vehicle access, and streamlined customer experience, while navigating the capital markets journey from startup to listed company. He remains a central figure in Toosla’s history and in its transition from entrepreneurial venture to public company.