As Executive Vice-President for Automotive & Industrial, Emmanuel is notably in charge of Soitec’s strategic silicon carbide programme (SmartSiC™). He previously served as chief executive of CEA-Leti (2017-2021) and held senior management positions at Philips Lighting, private equity firm Gimv, and General Cable. Emmanuel started his career at Schneider Electric and Alstom/Areva and holds a Physics PhD from Ecole centrale de Lyon, an IT Engineering degree from Université de Technologie de Compiègne and an MBA from Grenoble Graduate School of Management.