Fabrice Renard

With more than 25 years of experience in business consultancy and management of chemical and advanced materials
business in Belgium, Morocco and China, Fabrice gained strong experience on strategy, M&A, manufacturing, marketing,
finance and innovation on high growth new technology business.
Prior joining AVICENNE in 2019, Fabrice was Chief Innovation Officer of the Prayon group. Over 10 years, he was in charge of
the global R&D and Innovation strategy based on sustainable major trends and declined on nutrition, water, precision
farming, rare elements recovery and energy. One of his core focus was the development of cathode materials. In this field, he
earned a strong expertise on the battery value chain and served as COO of Belife, a joint venture with Umicore and as a
Director of Prayon Pulead Technology, a Chinese-based LFP manufacturer.
He holds a Master in Chemical Engineering, a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration, an Executive Degree in Tax
Law and an Executive Master in Management.