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Identity is evolving, and so is IN Groupe

The development of new activities, along with an expanded international presence, have reinforced the Group’s ambition to defend the identity of all people – whether that identity be physical or digital – as well as ensure the security of different interactions.

To support this goal, the Group relies on a governance structure composed of a Board of Directors and Executive Committee. The Board of Directors is supported by four committees in charge of monitoring the Group’s strategic actions, as well as defining and ensuring the effective use of resources to achieve performance targets. The Group has also set up six control mechanisms that enable it to advance even further with regard to data protection, cybersecurity and ethical and social commitments.

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors defines the strategic orientation of the Group, based on strategic lines laid down by general management. The Board examines all matters relating to the company’s operations and makes decisions in accordance therewith.

The Board of Directors, in its capacity as the company’s governing body, acts in the company’s corporate interests. Its role is to deliberate on the strategic, economic, financial, and technological direction of the Group and its subsidiaries, and to ensure that activities aligned with this direction are implemented by general management. This governance role is based on the application of Ordinance 2014-948 of 20 August 2014, pertaining to the governance and management of capital belonging to public shareholding companies.

State-Appointed Director

Photo Victor Richon

Victor Richon

State Representative

Directors appointed by the General Assembly/Independent Directors

Officiel Agnes DIALLO

Agnès Diallo

Chairwoman of the Board of Directors / Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Agnès Diallo has held executive positions for over 20 years in both private and public sector groups, as well as in institutional organizations in France and Europe. Her expertise spans digital transformation and trusted digital services to industrial operations and the management of large strategic projects.

At the beginning of 2023, Agnès Diallo joined the European agency eu-LISA as Executive Director. eu-LISA is responsible for information systems related to security, borders, and judicial cooperation. During her tenure, she developed interoperable platforms at the core of the Schengen area's digitalization, particularly the Entry/Exit System (EES), one of the most advanced border management systems in the world.

Agnès Diallo also held leadership positions at IN Groupe from 2019 to 2022, serving as Executive Vice President and member of the Executive Committee, first heading the Group's Digital Services division and later as Director of Strategy, M&A, and Performance. Before that, she held executive roles in a major digital group and was a managing director at a leading international business strategy consulting firm.

Agnès Diallo is a graduate of the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris, ESSEC Business School, and Harvard University.

Aurélie Stock-Pœuf

Aurélie Stock-Poeuf

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Patrick Chapuis

Directors appointed by the General Assembly, based on State recommendation

Valérie Thérond

Valérie Thérond

Chair of the Audit and Accounts Committee

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Aude Simmer

Chair of the Governance and CSR Committee

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Franck Bouetard

Chair of the Offers Committee

Franck Bouétard is a French tech senior advisor helping equity funds in their investments and mid-size European companies CEOs to scale up their businesses, in domains like AI, circular economy, electronic components, billing systems, cybersecurity, telecommunications, EV charging infrastructure, cloud infrastructure, …

He was Chairman of the Board of Ericsson Nikola Tesla in Croatia up to the end of 2024 and is member of the Boards of Hub One, the telecom subsidiary of Aéroport de Paris, of Article 1, which works in favor of equal opportunities for young people, of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in France and of Telecom Paris Tech engineering school.

Graduated from Telecom Paris Tech and IFA Sciences Po (Institut Français des Administrateurs), his career has been, up to the end of 2023, in large tech global industrial and services companies moving progressively to executive roles (Andersen Consulting, Elf Aquitaine, Ungermann Bass, Alcatel, Ericsson). His last corporate position has been CEO of Ericsson for France, Belgium, Luxemburg and North Africa region.

He has always been working on international assignments and has been living in France, Germany, England and Sweden; this gave him a good understanding of cultural distances in business. He is a convinced European citizen, a strong believer of technologies to insure the sovereignty of Europe and an engaged defender of education and learning culture for the sake of European competitiveness, social stability and security.

Directors representing employees

Céline Gouveia

Annick Eytier

Christophe Hurez

Vincent Grignon

The four committees of the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors relies on the proposals, recommendations, and opinions of four committees, defined as follows:

Strategic Committee

The Strategic Committee is tasked by the Board of Directors with improving the quality of information emanating from the directors and Board discussions, with regard to the Group's strategic direction.
The Strategic Committee is composed of the following members:

Agnès Diallo

Chairwoman of the Board of Directors / Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Aurélie Stock-Poeuf

Independent Director

Franck Bouétard

Chair of the Offers Committee

Victor Richon

Director – State Representative

Patrick Chapuis

Independent Director

Audit and Accounts Committee

The Audit and Accounts Committee is tasked by the Board of Directors with monitoring issues relating to the preparation and auditing of accounting and financial information.

The Audit and Accounts Committee is composed of the following members:

Valérie Thérond

Chair of the Audit and Accounts Committee / Director appointed by the General Meeting on the recommendation of the French State

Victor Richon

Director – State Representative

Patrick Chapuis

Independent Director

Aude Simmer

Director appointed by the General Meeting on the proposal of the French State

Governance and CSER Committee

The Governance and CSER (Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility) Committee is tasked by the Board of Directors with recommending individuals who, apart from the CEO, should be appointed as corporate officers of the Company, proposing policies for the remuneration of corporate officers, and reviewing the Company's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policy.

This committee is composed of the following members:

Aude Simmer

Chair of the Governance & CSR Committee / Director appointed by the General Meeting on the recommendation of the French State

Ludovic Plante

Director - State Representative

Valérie Thérond

Chair of the Audit and Accounts Committee / Director appointed by the General Meeting on the recommendation of the French State

Victor Richon

Director – State Representative

Offers Committee

The Offers Committee is tasked by the Board of Directors with examining commercial offers that are complex, or that involve acquiring a stake in the capital of a company that IN Groupe or one of its subsidiaries is planning to submit.

This committee is composed of the following members:

Franck Bouétard

Chair of the Offers Committee/Director appointed by the General Assembly, based on State recommendation

Agnès Diallo

Chairwoman of the Board of Directors / Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Aurélie Stock-Poeuf

Independent Director

Valérie Thérond

Director appointed by the General Assembly, based on State recommendation

Victor Richon

Director – State Representative

Members of the Executive Committee

IN Groupe’s Executive Committee represents the entirety of the Group’s operating divisions and support functions. The Executive Committee analyses performance and results, decides on actions for achieving set objectives and manages the Group’s operations.

Officiel Agnes DIALLO

Agnès Diallo

Chairwoman of the Board of Directors / Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Agnès Diallo has held executive positions for over 20 years in both private and public sector groups, as well as in institutional organizations in France and Europe. Her expertise spans digital transformation and trusted digital services to industrial operations and the management of large strategic projects.

At the beginning of 2023, Agnès Diallo joined the European agency eu-LISA as Executive Director. eu-LISA is responsible for information systems related to security, borders, and judicial cooperation. During her tenure, she developed interoperable platforms at the core of the Schengen area's digitalization, particularly the Entry/Exit System (EES), one of the most advanced border management systems in the world.

Agnès Diallo also held leadership positions at IN Groupe from 2019 to 2022, serving as Executive Vice President and member of the Executive Committee, first heading the Group's Digital Services division and later as Director of Strategy, M&A, and Performance. Before that, she held executive roles in a major digital group and was a managing director at a leading international business strategy consulting firm.

Agnès Diallo is a graduate of the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris, ESSEC Business School, and Harvard University.

Yann Haguet

Yann Haguet

Regional VP Government FR & DK

Yann Haguet has led IN Groupe’s biometric identity solutions branch since May 2017. Prior to that, he oversaw identity management activities within the Thales Group starting in 2011. He joined Thales in 2000, where he managed export programs for transport projects, before taking over the French “Integrated Transport Supervision Systems” division in 2007.

Yann Haguet holds dual engineering degrees from INSA Rennes and SUPELEC.

Dounia El Hasnaoui, Group Chief Financial Officer

Dounia El Hasnaoui

Group Chief Financial Officer

Dounia El Hasnaoui has over 15 years of experience in financial leadership within international companies, particularly in the technology and digital sectors.

Before joining IN Groupe, she served as Group Chief Financial Officer for a publicly listed company with a global footprint. She also held several worldwide financial leadership positions within a major digital group and began her career in audit.

A graduate of Audencia Business School and ISCAE, with strong multicultural and international background, she brings solid expertise in transformation, performance management, and strategic support for executive committees.

Jean-Laurent Donato, Executive Vice President, Secure Components, Industry and Operations

Jean-Laurent Donato

Regional VP & Executive Director Industrial & Operations Excellence

Specialized in business transformation, Jean-Laurent Donato has over 25 years of experience in the industrial sector.

He began his career in a steel plant before joining a strategy consulting firm. For more than 15 years, he has led industrial companies in diverse contexts, ranging from turnaround situations to accelerated growth.

After heading the European subsidiary of an automotive equipment manufacturer supplying components to all market players for several years, he managed an innovative company in the aerospace sector during the Covid crisis. He also led an industrial scale-up focused on electric automotive motors, where he oversaw the ramp-up of production volumes while redefining the product portfolio to enhance competitiveness.

Jean-Laurent Donato is a graduate of École Polytechnique and École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris.

Narcisse Duarte De Freitas

Narcisse Duarte de Freitas

Executive Director Digital Factory

With over 25 years of experience leading technological projects, Narcisse Duarte de Freitas is an expert in digital services and complex system architectures.

Since joining IN Groupe at the end of 2018, he has led the digital strategy and technological innovation, supporting the international expansion of the Digital Services division and the development of secure digital identity solutions.

Prior to this, he held executive roles in major international groups in the audiovisual and digital technology sectors, where he managed large-scale projects across Europe.

As a member of IN Groupe’s Executive Committee, after serving as interim head of the Digital Services division, Narcisse Duarte de Freitas now oversees the Digital Factory and engineering teams across the group.

A graduate of EPITA, where he was top of his class in industrial computing and artificial intelligence, he began his career in applied research before specializing in embedded systems and digital platforms.

Olivier Charlanes, Director of Product Lines & Services and Interim Director of Emerging Regions

Olivier Charlanes

Executive Director Product & Service Lines and Acting Regional VP Emerging markets

After twenty-seven years at IDEMIA, where he built a rich and diverse career, Olivier joined IN Groupe in July 2025 following the acquisition of IDEMIA’s Smart Identity division. Throughout his journey, he held several strategic roles in international development, product marketing and offering, corporate strategy, and mergers & acquisitions. He later took charge of key areas such as global marketing, identity systems R&D, and regional leadership for Africa and the Middle East.

As a member of IN Groupe’s Executive Committee, Olivier is responsible for the global development of products and services.

A graduate of École Centrale Paris (1998), he brings recognized expertise in identity solutions.

Jacques van Zijp, Regional Director for Europe

Jacques van Zijp

Regional VP Europe

Jacques van Zijp is a seasoned expert in digital identity and secure document technologies. As Regional Director for Europe at IN Groupe, based in Haarlem, he leads the activities for all European markets, driving commercial development and ensuring best-in-class identity solutions are delivered to clients.

With over two decades of experience in the identity sector, Jacques has been leading (digital) strategy, marketing, program management, product lines, business units, and general management covering the Dutch, European, and Global Identity market. Jacques joined the Dutch national printhouse Sdu in 2001, where he was instrumental for the international expansion, which resulted in acquisitions by global players (Safran, Morpho, IDEMIA, IN Groupe) in the identity market.  He has worked closely with government agencies and international organizations to implement secure, interoperable identity systems.

A committed advocate for inclusive and trusted digital identity, Jacques van Zijp is actively shaping the future of identity services in Europe and beyond. In particular:

  • Jacques has been actively driving the development and implementation of (digital) identity and travel documents solutions throughout various Europe countries.
  • He has worked closely with Dutch government bodies which have recently deployed best-in-class technologies such as LASINK™ Helios, which combines full-color portrait printing with diffractive optical effects to enhance document security and prevent counterfeiting.
  • He has been driving digital identity initiatives throughout Europe and most recently the DTC-1 (Digital Travel Credential) initiative, the first transatlantic pilot project between Canada and the Netherlands aimed at deploying digital travel identities to streamline and secure cross-border mobility
Cécile Kossoff

Cécile Kossoff

Chief Brand, Marketing & Communications Officer and Commercial Excellence

Cécile brings extensive international experience in brand strategy, marketing transformation, and reputation management across consulting, professional services, and digital industries.

She spent five years leading global brand, marketing, communications, and business development excellence for a large audit and consulting group, driving a deep marketing transformation and launching a new brand identity in 100 countries.

Before that, she spent 12 years in a strategy consulting firm, holding global leadership roles in marketing and communications. During this time, she drove a global brand repositioning, value proposition deployment, and created a global center of marketing excellence based on data analytics and program performance management.

Her professional journey began in publishing and online services, where she directed brand, marketing, and communications, supporting a leading international company in its digital and commercial transformation.

She holds a Master 2 degree in Semiology & Influence, from the Institute of European Studies, University of Paris XIII, and a Master 1 degree in Linguistics, Rhetoric, and Communication Strategies from the University of Paris XII.

Audrey Mariani

Audrey Mariani

General Secretary and Chief Strategy, Transformation & IT Officer

Before joining IN Groupe as Secretary General in 2021, Audrey Mariani held various positions in the legal affairs department of the Ministry of the Economy and Finance, followed by the Agence des Participations de l'État (State Participation Agency).

As a qualified lawyer, Audrey was also a member of the Supervisory Board and the Audit and Remuneration Committee of Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport until 2017.

During a period of three years in the United States, she had the opportunity of working in the press sector as well as with the French Embassy.

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Mathilde Joannard

Group Chief Human Resources Officer

Mathilde Joannard is a Human Resources and organizational transformation specialist with over 25 years of experience in international industrial groups.

She has served as HR Director in Poland, Morocco and France within the glass-industry and industrial bakery sectors. Today, she supports IN Groupe in social relations, change management and structuring the HR function.

She holds a DESS in HR management from Université Lyon 3 Jean Moulin and an Executive Master in sociology and change strategy from Sciences Po Paris.