About
Didier Bench is an Operating Partner at Marlin Equity Partners focused on increasing value creation across the firm's software portfolio. He brings 25 years of operating experience as a serial entrepreneur and chairman across SaaS, fintech, media, travel, and telco companies, with exits to IBM, SAP, Cornerstone, Glory, Francisco Partners, and 3i, as well as an IPO on Deezer. At Marlin, he advises portfolio companies on embedding artificial intelligence across product roadmaps and operations while applying operational discipline across the company lifecycle.
Experience
- Marlin Equity PartnersOperating Partnercurrent2023 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- Axo FinansNon Executive Chairmancurrent2020 — presentGreater Oslo Region
- eurochangeNon Executive Director2019 — 2025Stevenage, United Kingdom
- The ATCORE GroupNon Executive Chairman2019 — 2024London Area, United Kingdom
- Billwerk+Non Executive Chairman2022 — 2024Frankfurt, Germany
- Tellent, The People Growth CollectiveNon Executive Director2021 — 2024Amsterdam, Netherlands
- FlooidNon Executive Chairman2019 — 2024Coventry, England, United Kingdom
- Native InstrumentsNon Executive Director2020 — 2023Berlin, Germany
- PSGSenior Advisor2021 — 2023Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- EidosMediaNon Executive Chairman2015 — 2020Milan, Italy
- HgCapitalOperating Partner2015 — 2020London Area, United Kingdom
- LumesseExecutive Chairman2015 — 2018London Area, United Kingdom
- DeezerNon Executive Chairman2013 — 2017London Area, United Kingdom
- AcisionExecutive Chairman2012 — 2015London Area, United Kingdom
- Silver Lake SumeruSenior Advisor2008 — 2012London Area, United Kingdom
- CartesisChairman & CEO2004 — 2007
- Caisse de dépôt et placement du QuébecSenior Partner2002 — 2004
- iMediationChairman & CEO1998 — 2002
- Netscape CommunicationsGeneral Manager & VP EMEA1994 — 1998
Education
- ParisCentre des Hautes Etudes en Marketing et Stratégie
Skills & more
Enterprise Software35SaaS22Software as a Service (SaaS)4Asset Management8Alternative Investments17E-commerce11Business Intelligence11Cloud Computing14Compliance1Change Management6Business Strategy40Business Analysis5
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TelecommunicationsCorporate DevelopmentSecurityTeam BuildingBusiness Process ImprovementMergers & AcquisitionsEntrepreneurshipPrivate EquityAsset ManagmentProduct ManagementStart-upsProfessional ServicesFrom Didier's professional profile.
Shared employers
Also worked at Marlin Equity Partners58
Nick KaiserCo-Founder and Co-President at Marlin Equity PartnersPeter SpasovCo-President at Marlin Equity PartnersJan-Olivier FillolsSenior Managing Director at Marlin Equity PartnersPeter ChungManaging Director at Marlin Equity PartnersRyan LaurinManaging Director at Marlin Equity PartnersJeremy NakacheManaging Director at Marlin Equity Partners
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Also worked at Billwerk+3
Also worked at Deezer6
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