On 22 November 2023, the following appointments were approved at Ardian's Ordinary General Meeting - which comprises notably more than 500 employee shareholders - by a significant majority: Mark Benedetti as Executive President of the Ardian General Management Team and Mathias Burghardt, Vladimir Colas and Jan Philipp Schmitz as Executive Vice-Presidents.
The formation of Ardian’s General Management team, led by Dominique Senequier, CEO and Founder of Ardian, was announced on 14 September 2023. The team comprises Mark Benedetti, Mathias Burghardt, Vladimir Colas, Jan Philipp Schmitz and Nicolo Saidelli, who was appointed as Advisor to Dominique Senequier on strategy and acquisitions.
Establishing the General Management Team is a further step to strengthen the governance and overall management of Ardian for its next stage of growth. Ardian will pursue its development strategy by consolidating its leading position in the secondary market, in direct investment activities and credit, developing its distribution capabilities in Private Wealth Solutions and Ardian Customized Solutions, and continuing to develop its infrastructure activities in Europe and the United States as well as its real estate activity.
ABOUT ARDIAN
Ardian is a world-leading private investment house, managing or advising $156bn of assets on behalf of more than 1,470 clients globally. Our broad expertise, spanning Private Equity, Real Assets and Credit, enables us to offer a wide range of investment opportunities and respond flexibly to our clients’ differing needs. Through Ardian Customized Solutions we create bespoke portfolios that allow institutional clients to specify the precise mix of assets they require and to gain access to funds managed by leading third-party sponsors. Private Wealth Solutions offers dedicated services and access solutions for private banks, family offices and private institutional investors worldwide. Ardian’s main shareholding group is its employees and we place great emphasis on developing its people and fostering a collaborative culture based on collective intelligence. Our 1,050+ employees, spread across 19 offices in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Middle East are strongly committed to the principles of Responsible Investment and are determined to make finance a force for good in society. Our goal is to deliver excellent investment performance combined with high ethical standards and social responsibility.
At Ardian we invest all of ourselves in building companies that last.