Jean-Francois Baril
InvestorCEO, Co-Founder & Chairman at HMD Global at NGP Capital
About
Jean-François Baril is CEO, Co-Founder, and Chairman of HMD Global, the Finnish maker of Nokia phones founded in 2016. He previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer at Nokia, was Procurement Director at Compaq, oversaw Hewlett-Packard's PC supply chain, and worked at Schlumberger. He holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers in Paris and from Stanford University, is Professor Emeritus at EIPM in Geneva, and was an operating partner at Talomon Capital and EQT.
Investments
Board seats
ActilityDevialetEnevoFoxconnOctonion/PIQ
Investor
Bitfury
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at NGP Capital
Ann Rosenberg
Advisor at NGP Capital
Anna Teyssot
Advisor at NGP Capital
Anupam Rastogi
Managing Partner at EMERGENT VENTURES
Atte Honkasalo
Vice President, Data & Analytics at NGP Capital
Bo Ilsoe
Managing Partner at NGP Capital
Cathy Li
Manager, Post-Investment at NGP Capital
Christian Noske
Partner at NGP Capital
David Tang
Partner at Nokia Growth Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jean-Francois Baril?
- Jean-François Baril is CEO, Co-Founder, and Chairman of HMD Global, the Finnish maker of Nokia phones founded in 2016. He previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer at Nokia, was Procurement Director at Compaq, oversaw Hewlett-Packard's PC supply chain, and worked at Schlumberger. He holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers in Paris and from Stanford University, is Professor Emeritus at EIPM in Geneva, and was an operating partner at Talomon Capital and EQT.
- Where does Jean-Francois Baril work?
- Jean-Francois Baril is CEO, Co-Founder & Chairman at HMD Global at NGP Capital.
- What boards does Jean-Francois Baril sit on?
- Jean-Francois Baril holds tracked board seats at Actility, Devialet, Enevo, Foxconn, Octonion/PIQ.
- What companies has Jean-Francois Baril invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Bitfury.