Biography

Jean-François MOUNEY co-founded GENFIT in 1999 after having been actively involved in the incubation of the Company from 1997. Prior to this, he had created, managed and developed several companies specializing in high-performance materials, particularly in the aeronautical industry, since 1979. In 1992, he founded M&M, a consultancy firm specializing in health economics. He was responsible for carrying out a feasibility study for an economic development agency within the field of health and biology in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France and was appointed Chief Executive Officer of this agency since its launch in 1995. Over a hundred companies have been created as part of this venture, making Eurasanté one of the top European bioincubators and clusters. As Chairman of the Executive Board of GENFIT, he received, in 2003, the Entrepreneur of the Year award, which is organized internationally by Ernst & Young, in the New Technology category. He also received this award in 2004. In September 2017, when Genfit's legal structure changed, he became Chief Executive Officer of the Company until September 2019, when he stepped down to focus on his role as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Jean-François MOUNEY was also Advisor to the Banque de France from 2008 to 2023. He graduated from the ESCP Europe business school and has a Masters in Economic from the University of Lille.