Nathalie Leroux

Current

Account Manager at SODERO GESTION

Past

R&D Manager at AIC-Sun Chemical
Project Manager at AIC
Research Associate at Liquid Crystal Institut

PhD at CNRS-CRPP
Engineer training period at Rohm GmbH

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Education

Audencia Nantes Ecole de Management
Université Bordeaux I
Ecole nationale supérieure de Chimie et de Physique de Bordeaux

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Connections

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Industry

Venture Capital & Private Equity

Nathalie Leroux’s Summary

Double background: Management & Technology

Expert in special effects materials and specialist for over 10 years in metachromatic materials (which change colors) like liquid crystal dyes, thermochromic, photochromic, electrochromic, piezochromic materials, both in their design, production and applications (flat panel displays, inks, plastics ,...).
I just finished an International MBA where I acquired transverse competencies in management, finances, marketing, management accounting and business strategy.

I am very involved in the field of renewable energy, in particular I write a blog about this: http://natler.over-blog.com/
I studied the various stockholders of this industry in my region and particulary my MBA report is at the origine of the creation of the "Energy" Cluster in the Pays de la Loire.

Currently I work as a venture capital investor specialized in innovation.

My passion : to develop competitive & innovative businesses

Nathalie Leroux’s Specialties:

• Business Development (Business Plan, Strategy, Finance)
• Management Accounting
• Strategic Marketing
• Operational Marketing
• Renewable Energies ( Market & Technologies)
• PV power station design with several trainings in France (Ademe, ...)
• Innovative Materials Expert (patents writing & filing)
• R& D Manager (Team leader)
• International Projects Managment
• Printing inks & Color changing materials
• Liquid crystals & Chemicals

Nathalie Leroux’s Experience

Account Manager

SODERO GESTION

(Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

2009 — Present (less than a year)

In Charge of Venture Capital
R&D Manager

AIC-Sun Chemical

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Research industry)

January 2004 — September 2006 (2 years 9 months)

AIC, Sun Chemical, special effects pigments and inks development
(Nantes, France)
Management of international projects with different laboratories of the Group (US,UK,German).Patents writing and filing. Use of the 6 sigma tools (DFSS and DMAIC). Charge of a whole R&D Laboratory ( SHE, regulation, security,...).
Project Manager

AIC

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Research industry)

March 1996 — December 2003 (7 years 10 months)

Development of inks and thermoplastics with peculiar properties (Libourne, France)
International projects management.
Design and development of thermochromic materials reversible and non reversible, development of materials sensible to the pressure.
Patents writing .
Research Associate

Liquid Crystal Institut

(Research industry)

October 1993 — July 1995 (1 year 10 months)

Liquid Crystal Institute , Alcom, Development of advanced optical materials,(Kent, Ohio, USA)
Synthesis and characterization of new optically active liquid crystalline materials , realization and studies of new reflective displays. Scientific articles writing.
http://www.lci.kent.edu
PhD

CNRS-CRPP

(Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Research industry)

September 1990 — September 1993 (3 years 1 month)

CENTRE DE RECHERCHE PAUL PASCAL, CNRS, R&D in Chemistry and Physic
( Pessac, France)
Synthesis and characterization of novel polymeric liquid crystals and their jacketed effect in the nematic phase.
Engineer training period

Rohm GmbH

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Chemicals industry)

April 1989 — September 1989 (6 months)

ROHM Gmbh, Chemicals (Darmstadt, Germany)
Engineer training period
Synthesis and characterization of new mesomorphic polymers.

Nathalie Leroux’s Education

Audencia Nantes Ecole de Management

MBA , Business Development , 2006 — 2007

International MBA
http://www.audencia.com/french-business-school-programs/mba-executive-program/audencia-international-mba/program.html
Université Bordeaux I

PhD , Chemical Physic , 1990 — 1993
Ecole nationale supérieure de Chimie et de Physique de Bordeaux

Engineer , 1987 — 1990

http://www.enscpb.fr

Additional Information

Nathalie Leroux’s Interests:

Cleantech, Renewable Energy, Photovoltaic, Sustainability,Thin film solar cells, Thin film organic PV, micromorphic cells, dye-sensitised solar cells, BIPV, Solar concentrator, Grid parity, Thermochromic dyes, Strategic Marketing, Strategic Management, Business Development, Strategy, Marketing, Social Media, Green Media Surfing, sport catamaran, windsurfing and sailing.