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France 2016

Florence Guéry

head of legal | Neoen

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Florence M. Guéry leads the legal function at the Paris headquartered renewable energy company Neoen, and commands an impressive CV with years of experience practicing both in law firms and...

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Florence Guéry began her legal career in private practice law firms and also spent time in the legal service of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Making the move in-house in 1997 with the Louis Dreyfus Group where she worked until 2008, Guéry went on to achieve success occupying varying posts of company lawyer. Guéry was acknowledged for her work in the new telecommunication subsidiary, Louis Dreyfus Commodities (which later became Neuf Cegetel), where she was involved with the leadership team on strategy and regulation handling competition, litigation and negotiations with industry agencies and regulators. At Neuf Cegetel she successfully managed 20 successive acquisitions bringing to light her ability to excel at such transactions and restructuring on an intense scale. Guéry participated in the utilities industry with Direct Energie where she adapted to the nature of contractual OEM’s (Original Equipment Manufacturer) and agreements for combined cycle gas turbines leading to her recruitment with Neoen, a producer of electricity from renewable energy. At this point, her business-orientated approach resulted in the successful acquisitions of Poweo EnR and Juwi EnR in 2011 and 2015 respectively. As Neoen develops its international base, Guéry facilitates partnerships with local contacts and impacts the designs of its subsidiaries. Reflecting on her negotiation skills, Guéry has ensured absence in disputes or litigations with customers and suppliers. Describing her enjoyment in the in-house role Guéry says, ‘I am happy to be part of this generation of lawyers that is no longer perceived as a kind of qualified internal barony of “support service.” But is able to give a real operational dimension to the legal function and that it be integrated as a link to the business service’.

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