Benoit joined Schneider Electric Ventures in 2004. He began his career at Deutsche Bank in London as a mergers and acquisitions analyst. As an investment banker, he worked on the sales processes for several international businesses with a special focus on media, technologies and telecom.
Benoit graduated in engineering from Centrale and followed a finance specialisation at the EM Lyon Business School.
Benoit is responsible for managing the investments in Teem Photonics, Oxford Sensor Technologies, Casanova and Semisouth.