SEBASTIEN RENAUD

About SEBASTIEN RENAUD

Sébastien Renaud is an experienced executive with a career that bridges energy engineering, structured finance, and climate-tech investment. At Arverne Group, he served as Deputy Chief Executive Officer, with a key role in financial leadership and in supporting the group’s growth strategy. Arverne is a French industrial company focused on underground renewable resources, including geothermal heat and geothermal lithium, and positions itself as a contributor to energy sovereignty and decarbonization in France. He holds an engineering degree from École Polytechnique, a master’s degree from IFP School, and an executive master’s degree in corporate finance from HEC Paris. He began his career in 1996 at TotalEnergies as a petroleum engineer, gaining extensive international field experience through assignments in Nigeria, Norway — including a secondment to ConocoPhillips — and Indonesia. That technical foundation gave him a deep understanding of the operational, industrial, and geopolitical dimensions of the energy business. In 2006, Renaud joined BNP Paribas CIB, where he held leadership roles in Energy Structured Finance and Corporate Finance. There, he built expertise in project and asset financing, risk assessment, and strategic support for energy companies. In 2020, he moved into venture and growth investing as an investment director in Principal Investments, and in 2022 became a partner at BNP Paribas Solar Impulse Venture Fund, reflecting a strong focus on innovation and climate solutions. Before joining Arverne, he also served on the boards or supervisory boards of several innovative companies, including Protix, Metron, Heliatek, CarbonWorks, and Sunna Design. At Arverne Group, his contribution was aligned with building an integrated industrial platform spanning exploration, drilling, and geothermal resource valorization. His profile combines engineering rigor, financial discipline, and investment insight, making him a well-suited executive for scaling businesses in the energy transition. In 2025, Arverne announced his departure and the appointment of a new Deputy CEO, closing an important chapter in the company’s development that he helped shape.