Charles-Édouard Bouée

He studied at the lycée Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, from which he graduated in 1986. He also holds a master's degree in engineering from École centrale Paris (ECP), a law degree from the Paris-Sud University, and in 1995, he earned an MBA from Harvard Business School.[10][11]

Charles-Edouard Bouée started his professional career as an investment banker at Société Générale in Paris and London, focussing on M&A and Corporate Finance. He then became an Associate at Booz Allen & Hamilton. Between 1997 and 2001, Charles-Edouard Bouée acted as vice president at the strategy consultancy AT Kearney.

In 2001, Charles-Edouard Bouée joined Roland Berger as a senior partner in the Paris office where he managed the Financial Services and Energy competence centres.[12] From 2006, he was responsible for the group's activities in China, and in 2009, he was appointed president of the group in Asia. He became a member of Roland Berger's Executive Committee in 2010 where he was responsible for France, Belgium, Italy, Spain and Morocco. In July 2013, he was appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO), and in June 2014 he was elected global CEO of the group.[10] In June 2018, he was re-elected by firms’ partners to lead Roland Berger for a 4-year term, after transforming the firm[13][14] and leading it to a record year in terms of revenue.[15] He resigned from his position on 7 June 2019.[6][16] Today, he acts as a senior advisor for the company.[17][18]

In 2016, when he was CEO of Roland Berger, he initiated and co-founded B & Capital,[19] an independent fund dedicated to supporting French SMEs, raising over €200 million[20][21] He has also been an advisor[22] to the venture capital fund Balderton Capital since 2017.[23]

In 2012, he was awarded the "Golden Magnolia" by the Mayor of Shanghai.[24]