across the barrier the companies and their advice

Any temple has his guards. For many years, Martine Charbonnier was that of the Palais Brongniart, which she and she alone held the key. Since 1997 in the FBS, and Euronext rating after the marriage to three between squares of Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam in 2000, it was who should pass all business leaders wishing to raise funds on the stock market. In total, more than 500 of them were thus entrusted their introduction on the stock exchange. And, among them, many have remained excellent relations, even friends, is that this close to Jean-François Theodore did not see its role in austere door or inflexible judge, but "attendant" in "facilitator." Vigilant, but appealing: "this ended always by a glass of champagne, even when the market was not an appointment...". I have always tried to make the introduction on the stock market remains as a good time in the life of the company.

Fifty-one years, the guardian of the temple decided to leave his position and go elsewhere. Not far: to 12, boulevard de la Madeleine, in Oddo & Cie, a few blocks of the European headquarters of Nyse Euronext. It will be much less dépaysée that she joined Oddo Corporate Finance (OCF), the subsidiary of Bank of business led by Fatine Layt, to do little or less the same trade on the Paris stock exchange but... across the barrier, the companies and their advice.

The instigator of Alternext

It is the only second time that this graduate of co sub Dijon change of employer. In 1984, after he discovered to be a financial analyst in the firm of Fidal, it had responded to an announcement of the Chambre syndicale of stockbrokers without knowing nothing on the stock exchange. But Martine Charbonnier was good Marie-Josèphe Vanel school, one that many in the world of the stock market viewed as memory of the place of Paris and who died three years ago. His appointment as Director of the rating and financial operations of the FBS in 1993, it is the young Paimpolaise - she has while thirty-five years - Marie-Josèphe Vanel chooses as Assistant. Two women will be tandem until 1996, the date of the departure of the elder Council of financial markets. Jean-François Theodore then appoints Martine Charbonnier in his place and brought it to the Executive Committee. "This is someone who knows to trust," said the new partner-Manager of OCF.

Involved in the "Blitzkrieg" which saw the Paris stock exchange small moult within a few years in Nyse Euronext, Martine Charbonnier was also on the front line in all regulatory changes driven by Brussels. The merger of the three markets (first, second and new) in a single with increased constraints against SMEs wishing to be introduced on the stock market, it was able to convince Jean-François Theodore to create for them a new, more open space. Alternext, this is his name, was created in 2006, with Meilleurstaux as the first host. Since then, the financial and economic crisis a little cut momentum. But its spawning keep faith: "I still think that the stock market is a formidable lever for businesses." Provided do not forget that trees do rise not up to the sky.