Vincent Benoit
Managing Partner & Co-Chief Investment Officer
Mr. Vincent Benoit is a seasoned executive, with 30 years of corporate finance, investors relations and M&A experience in the mining, energy and telecom & IT sectors. He works for La Mancha Resources Group since 2013 when he advised Naguib Sawiris for his acquisition. After having spent 4 years (2016-2019) at Endeavour Mining Corp (30% owned by La Mancha) as Executive Vice-President, Chief Financial Officer & Corporate Development, he moved back to La Mancha to take care of special growth projects for the group. While at La Mancha from 2013 to 2015, he was Executive Vice President, Strategy & Business Development where he successfully led the group’s portfolio restructuring which re-positioned La Mancha as a leading private mining investor through strategic alliances formed with Evolution Mining Ltd. (ASX:EVN) and Endeavour Mining (TSX:EDV).
Before joining La Mancha, Mr. Benoit was Executive Vice-President Mergers & Acquisitions at Orange and managed the development of the group’s African footprint, its European portfolio restructuring, and forming strategic partnerships. At Orange, he was also Head of Strategy & Investor Relations from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Benoit previously held various finance positions including with Areva, Bull Information System, and PwC. He holds a business degree from Kedge Business School and is a Chartered Accountant.