Pascal is founder and managing director of C4 Ventures, a leading European venture capital fund that supports entrepreneurs as a series A lead investor and as a co-investor in subsequent rounds. In September 2017, Pascal was appointed by French President Macron as Ambassador for International Investments and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Business France.

Pascal is also a non-executive director at CIC-Banque Transatlantique, the Inria Foundation and, until recently, at Kingfisher, Vivendi and Style.com, the e-commerce platform owned by Condé Nast which has merged with Farfetch.

Pascal acts as an advisor to the management teams of major European and private equity groups. In 2014, he led a strategic review of Net-A-Porter for owner CF Richemont, advising on the reorganization of the business, including IT and e-commerce systems, prior to the company’s merger with YOOX.

In 2000, Steve Jobs appointed Pascal as General Manager and Vice President of Apple EMEIA (Europe, Middle East, India and Africa), where he developed an innovative strategy for access to market which includes the successful deployment of Apple Premium Reseller (APR) and Apple Shops. Under Pascal’s leadership, EMEIA has consistently been Apple’s fastest growing region, with annual sales growing from $1.2 billion in 2000 to $40 billion in 2012.

Before Apple, Pascal led Packard Bell NEC to become the European leader in home computers. Pascal has also held positions at Compaq and Booz, Allen and Hamilton, management consultants.

Pascal holds a master’s degree in political science from the Institut d’études politiques de Paris, a master’s degree in business law and an MBA from HEC Paris. He is a graduate of the Executive Program (EPGC) of Stanford University and joined the 63rd Promotion of IHEDN in 2011. He was decorated Knight of the National Order of Merit of France by Mrs. Christine Lagarde, Director IMF General.

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Pascal is founder and managing director of C4 Ventures, a leading European venture capital fund that supports entrepreneurs as lead investor in Series A and as co-investor in later rounds. In September 2017, Pascal was appointed by French President Macron as an ambassador for international investments and Chairman of the Board of Business France.

Pascal is also a non-executive director at CIC-Banque Transatlantique, the Inria Foundation and, until recently, at Kingfisher, Vivendi and Style.com, the e-commerce platform owned by Condé Nast which merged with Farfetch.

Pascal acts as an advisor to the management teams of major European groups and private equity firms. In 2014, he led a strategic review of Net-A-Porter for CF owner Richemont, advising on the reorganization of the business, including IT and e-commerce systems, prior to the company’s merger with YOOX.

In 2000, Steve Jobs appointed Pascal as General Manager and Vice President of Apple EMEIA (Europe, Middle East, India and Africa), where he developed an innovative market access strategy that included the successful rollout of Apple Premium Resellers (APRs) and Apple Shops. Under Pascal’s leadership, EMEIA has consistently been Apple’s fastest growing region, with annual sales increasing from $1.2 billion in 2000 to $40 billion in 2012.

Prior to Apple, Pascal led Packard Bell NEC to become the European leader in home computers. Pascal has also held positions at Compaq and Booz, Allen and Hamilton, management consultants.

Pascal holds a Master’s degree in Political Science from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris, a Master’s degree in Business Law and an MBA from HEC Paris. He is a graduate of the Executive Program (EPGC) at Stanford University and joined the 63rd Class of the IHEDN in 2011. He was awarded the Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite de France by Mrs Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the IMF.

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