About
After co-founding Verkor in 2020, he held a succession of roles there including Chief Strategy & Partnerships Officer, Head of Sites & Infrastructures and Dunkerque Site Director. He sat on the supervisory board of EIT InnoEnergy and served as a director of Tenerrdis, and since 2025 has been development director at Groupe IDEC.
Co-fondateur & Directeur stratégie et partenariats at Verkor
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Co-founders at Verkor
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Christophe MilleCo-fondateur & Conseiller technologique exécutif
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Benoit LemaignanCo-fondateur & Vice-Chairman du Conseil de surveillance
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Philippe ChainCo-fondateur & Conseiller Stratégique
GM
Gilles MoreauCo-fondateur & Directeur de l'innovation
Experience
- GROUPE IDECDirecteur du développementcurrent2025 — presentDunkirk, Hauts-de-France, France
- VerkorCo-Fondateurcurrent2020 — presentDunkirk, Hauts-de-France, France
- VerkorCo-Fondateur et Directeur de l’attractivité et des relations externes2025Greater Dunkerque Area
- VerkorCo-Founder & Dunkerque Site Director2023 — 2025Dunkirk, Hauts-de-France, France
- VerkorCo-Founder & Head of Sites & Infrastructures2022 — 2023Grenoble - Dunkerque
- VerkorCo-Founder & Chief Strategy & Partnerships Officer2020 — 2022Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
- EIT InnoEnergyMember of The Supervisory Board2017 — 2021
- TenerrdisAdministrateur2015 — 2021
- Cocoon CareBoard Member2020 — 2021
- Schneider ElectricEMEA OI & Business Incubation Director2018 — 2020Grenoble, Rhône-Alpes, France
- PHS MEMSTechnology & Marketing Director2001 — 2004
- THOMSON-CSFR&D MEMS Manager1995 — 2001
Skills & more
Innovation Management32Patents5
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sylvain Paineau?
- After co-founding Verkor in 2020, he held a succession of roles there including Chief Strategy & Partnerships Officer, Head of Sites & Infrastructures and Dunkerque Site Director. He sat on the supervisory board of EIT InnoEnergy and served as a director of Tenerrdis, and since 2025 has been development director at Groupe IDEC.
- Where does Sylvain Paineau work?
- Sylvain Paineau is Co-fondateur & Directeur stratégie et partenariats of Verkor.
- What companies did Sylvain Paineau found?
- Sylvain Paineau founded Verkor.
- Where did Sylvain Paineau go to school?
- Sylvain Paineau studied at Paris-Sud University (Paris XI) (Engineer, Optronic).
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