Dominique Senequier graduated from Ecole Polytechnique in 1972 and holds a DEA (post-graduate degree) in Banking and Monetary Economics from the Sorbonne. A member of the French Actuarial Institute.

Dominique Senequier joined AXA Group in early 1996 and founded AXA Private Equity. At GAN from 1987 to 1995, she created and developed the subsidiary GAN Participations. Prior to that she was Group Acquisitions Manager at GAN from 1980-1987, and from 1975-1980 worked for the French Insurance Commission.

Vincent Gombault has a master’s degree in Financial Techniques from ESSEC and a DESS (post-graduate professional degree) in Banking and Finance. He also holds a degree in Law and a master’s degree in Economics.

Before joining AXA Private Equity in 1998, where he developed and managed the funds of funds business, Vincent Gombault worked in AXA Group’s Industrial Holdings department (1991-1998) after a spell as Investment Manager in the M&A department of Société Générale. He began his career at the French Trade Commission in Detroit (USA). He also lectures at ESSEC.

Stephan Illenberger holds an MBA from the University of Munich and an MA in Economics from Chicago University.

Before launching AXA Private Equity Germany in 2001, Stephan Illenberger was a Managing Partner of Doertenbach & Co, an independent management company for three years. Prior to this, he was Head of Corporate Finance Germany at NatWest Markets and CEO of York Hannover. From 1987-1992 he was Director of Bayerische Vereinsbank in the M&A department. He started his career at McKinsey.

Christophe Florin joined AXA Private Equity in 1998 and has directed the Asian business since 2005. He is now responsible for the administration and finance and legal departments. Previously he worked in GAN's unlisted company investments department, in the company “Développement et Partenariat” and at the “Crédit National”.

Christophe Florin holds an MBA in Finance from Université de Laval, Québec and also graduated from IEP Paris.