Patrick Garo is an experienced international executive with expertise in finance, operations, audit and strategic management in the oil industry, maritime transport and services.

He managed major subsidiaries (Perenco, Trident Energy) and orchestrated the creation and development of Trident Energy in Brazil, reaching over 300 employees.

A former advisor to the president of CMA-CGM, he has solid experience in negotiating with government authorities, in project financing and in IPOs (Rialto Energy, AIM).

With multilingual skills (bilingual Spanish and English, Portuguese and Italian good notions), he has led complex projects on four continents, demonstrating leadership in multicultural contexts.

In total, he lived more than 15 years in Latin America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and Brazil) and 10 years in London.

A graduate of Sciences Po Paris, the University of London and the Université Libre de Bruxelles, after studying Hypokhâgnes and Khâgnes at Henri IV, he combines financial and strategic skills with a strong interest in philosophy, music, music, art, art, wine, golf and philosophy.