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Laurent SAINT-MARTIN
BUSINESS FRANCE
Directeur Général
Description
Laurent Saint-Martin was appointed on January 6, 2023, by decree of the President of the Republic, Director General of Business France, in charge of the executive management of the agency in France and abroad.
Drawing on his experience in the private and public sectors, Laurent Saint-Martin's mission is to implement an ambitious strategy to support the internationalization of the French economy, by supporting French exporting companies in their development at international, prospecting and welcoming foreign investment that creates jobs in France.
Aged 37, a graduate of the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales du Nord (EDHEC), Laurent Saint-Martin has extensive experience in the business financing sector. He began his professional career as an innovation business manager at Oséo in Nord-Pas de Calais. In 2012, he was appointed Head of Studies at Oséo Picardie and participated in setting up Bpifrance in the region. In 2013, he was appointed Innovation Delegate in Ile-de-France before joining the Corporate Relations Department of Euronext in 2016.
He also has solid political and parliamentary experience. He held the positions of deputy for Val-de-Marne from 2017 to 2022, general rapporteur of the Finance, General Economy and Budgetary Control Commission at the National Assembly, and regional adviser within the Ile-de-France region. During his mandate, Laurent Saint-Martin was also the author of a parliamentary report on the taxation of French people born in the United States.
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