Our Vision

Jamie Walters (CEO)

Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder

Jamie has over 10 years of experience in the development and application of microcapsule technologies for disruptive formulated materials. He holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cambridge, where he went on to become a guest lecturer, in addition to inventing the core particle technology of the BiognostIX© rapid diagnostic sensor and co-founding the public engagement platform, CUSPE. Jamie is also the author of more than 20 patents and publications. Jamie believes that every formulation goal is achievable, if you build a unified team with the bravery to be creative, the patience to plan meticulously and the work-ethic and ambition to deliver the solution.

Michel Boyer-Chammard

Deputy CEO

Michel is a veteran in advanced materials businesses, in both mature and high-tech segments, serving major B2B customers across the world. Business-builder at heart, Michel combines commercial drive and technical innovation with industrial discipline, to unleash the full potential of novel, sustainable and profitable business models. Michel led several global businesses in Saint-Gobain, after starting his career in Total Energies and McKinsey&Company. Michel holds an engineering degree from Paris School of Mines and a MBA from INSEAD and has spent 13 years abroad, including in the USA, Germany, and Japan.

Patrice Lataillade (CFO)

Chief Financial Officer

Patrice is an ESSEC graduate with over 30 years of experience in finance, auditing, and M&A for the consumer goods industry, mostly fashion and luxury in New York and major European Capitals. His expertise and knowledge cover financial and operational areas, as well as international business development. After 5 years in finance, auditing, and M&A at the famous Chicago’s Arthur Andersen consulting firm, Patrice then worked for 15 years for LVMH brands, such as Louis Vuitton, Donna Karan, and Marc Jacobs, in CFO and COO capacities in Europe and the USA. Most lately, Patrice took on the role of COO at Proenza Schouler before joining an independent consulting firm in New York.

Diane Bausson

HSE and Sustainable Development Director

Diane, is an Agro-Engineer from Agroparistech with more than 20 years of experience handling HSE portfolios in the process industry. Diane puts all its expertise and knowledge at the service of Calyxia to help establish an HSE* culture based on CSR** values. She believes that for an organization to be efficient, innovative, and sustainable, people must be at its center. *HSE: Health , safety and environment **CSR: Corporate Social Responsibility

Frédéric Boubet

Quality and Operational Excellence Director

Jennifer Dall’anese

Industrial Director

Graduating in 2009 from Arts et Métiers’ school of engineering, Jennifer has 15 years of experience in the pharmaceutical field, molded fibers, micro-electronics, and microencapsulation, in Europe and Australia. Working in companies such as GlaxoSmithKline, STMicroelectronics, Huhtamaki, and INNOV’IA, Jennifer is equipped with a unique set of skills and high-level technical expertise suitable to driving Calyxia’s product performance, whilst optimizing production processes and rapidly scaling Calyxia industrial capabilities.

Damien Demoulin

Chief Technological Officer

Damien is a recognized expert in emulsification technologies and is the author of more than 20 patents and publications. He holds a PhD in Physical Chemistry from the École Supérieure de Chimie Industrielles de Paris (ESPCI), where he went on to coordinate industrial partnerships in the Laboratoire Colloïdes et Matériaux Divisés. Damien is passionate about driving the transformation of scientific innovations to problem solving products.

Nicolas Kerfant

Head of Business Unit – Agriculture

Karima Ouhenia

Product Develoment Director

Karima is an accomplished Product Development Director with over 10 years of experience in formulation, microcapsules, colloid science, and polymeric particles. Karima shares a special interest in the synthesis methodology of fluorescent polyfunctional polymer nanoparticles. Graduating with a Ph.D. in organic, mineral, and industrial chemistry from UVSQ “Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines” in 2010, Karima has worked as a researcher for ENS Cachan, the Institute of Padua in Italy, for the Institute Lavoisier of Versailles France, and the Sorbonne University in Paris, before reaching Calyxia in 2016. Her secret to success is not only her natural leadership but her belief in transparency, precision, and creativity as key factors in the development of high-performing microcapsules.

Estelle Torre

Head of Business Unit – Consumer Care

Estelle has extensive experience in business development and sales in the chemical industry, with the latest position as Key Account Manager at BASF. Estelle is passionate about connecting people and ideas to bring innovative solutions into the market.

Christophe Wielgosik

Chief Human Ressources Officer

With a wealth of expertise in driving HR initiatives across Blue Chip companies, Christophe is passionate and skilled in leading HR functions. Christophe is a seasoned professional with significant experience in companies such as Unilever, Schneider Electric, and Sony, leading transformation across large and fast-paced geographies, in talent and human resources management at large. Christophe enjoys working across functions, building, and strengthening multicultural teams as well as influencing Management Committees with the goal of raising the bar on performance, and effectiveness, as well as improving the employee experience.

Frederik Dom (Chairman)

Chairman of the strategic board

Finance Advisor Diplomas: MSc, Erasmus University (Netherlands) Activities outside Calyxia: Co-Founder of HiFiBiO Therapeutics, RSP Technology BV, CFO for HiFiBiO, and Chairman of an Advisory Committee for the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs.

Jamie Walters (CEO)

Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder

Jamie has over 10 years of experience in the development and application of microcapsule technologies for disruptive formulated materials. He holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cambridge, where he went on to become a guest lecturer, in addition to inventing the core particle technology of the BiognostIX© rapid diagnostic sensor and co-founding the public engagement platform, CUSPE. Jamie is also the author of more than 20 patents and publications. Jamie believes that every formulation goal is achievable, if you build a unified team with the bravery to be creative, the patience to plan meticulously and the work-ethic and ambition to deliver the solution.

Prof. Jerome Bibette

Board member, co-founder

Scientific Advisor Diplomas: PhD, University of Bordeaux (France), CNRS Silver Medal Activities outside Calyxia: Professor at ESPCI-Paris PSL, Co-Director of Michelin Advanced Research Institute, Co-Founder of Ademtech, Capsum, Cyprio, HiFiBio Therapeutics, Isphere, Kapsera, MilliDrop Instruments & RainDance.

Gael de Barmon

Board Member

International Fund-Raising Advisor Diplomas: MBA, ESSEC Business School (France) Activities outside Calyxia: Managing Partner at Management Private Equity Asia (MPEA), Founder of Natixis Private Equity Asia, Senior Advisor at Rothschild & Co Private Equity.

Laetitia de Panafieu

Board member, Astanor Partner

Laetitia is a Investment Principal at the Global Impact and Agrifood Investor, Astanor Ventures. Inspired by her family’s farming background, Laetitia has been deeply involved in the food and agriculture industry since childhood. Laetitia has extensive experience in sourcing and funding global data and telecommunications startups from her time at Orange Ventures and was a former startup business developer. Laetitia is passionate about equal rights and is on the Advisory Board of Sista, a non-profit organization promoting equality between genders in Venture Capital.

Hans Marteau

Board member

Partner Astanor Ventures

Alexandre Ouimet-Storrs

Board Member

Alex Ouimet-Storrs is an Investment Director dedicated to the Plastic Circularity strategy and joined the team in February 2024. He has both an industrial and private equity background with 20 investments and 9 exits and an extensive knowledge of the plastic industry. Alex started his career at Air Liquide in Paris and in 2011 joined Truffle Capital as an investor in deeptech and sustainability. He became Partner in 2014 and was in charge of a portfolio of 15 companies, including Carbios. In 2018, Alex became the Managing Director (EMEA) of Solvay Ventures’ $100m corporate fund, where he scouted intensively in the scope of the Plastic Circularity strategy. He invested in 3 companies including Kumovis (thermoplastics for medical devices) that was sold to 3D Systems, signed 10 corporate partnerships with scale-ups. In 2020, he founded Oskare Capital, a life sciences fund and worked as venture partner at Elaia Partners in Paris and as a consultant for Sumitomo Corp. He’s a dual Canadian and French citizen, with a master’s in Chemical Engineering from McGill University.

Prof. David Weitz

PhD. Harvard University (USA)

Cindy Ung Delouis

Board Member

Cindy is an investment director at Large Venture, Bpifrance’s growth fund. She has over 10 years of experience supporting startups and scale-ups across diverse industries, from SaaS B2B to industrial companies. Prior to joining Bpifrance in 2015, she spent three years as a consultant at EY. At Bpifrance, she also created and managed the Next40/FT120 program, which promotes high-potential French startups. Cindy holds degrees from Sciences Po Bordeaux and ESSEC.

Francois Bleger

Board Member

Francois Bleger joined Brenntag in February 2023 as Regional President Brenntag Specialties, he was then appointed President of the Global Business Unit Beauty & Care and the Region APAC for Brenntag Specialties as of 1 January 2024. He is also member of the Executive Committee of Brenntag Specialties. Before joining Brenntag, Francois had over 28 years of experience as a Global Specialty Chemicals executive in various roles at Clariant, including President of the Region South-East Asia & Pacific, Corporate Planning and Strategy, Vice President and Head of Business Unit Industrial & Consumer Specialties for the APAC region, and most recently Head of Global Business Unit Additives. He has been operating out of Asia for 14 years. Francois graduated with a Master of Chemical Engineering Degree from the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Industries Chimiques, Nancy, France and then went on to pursue his PhD in Chemical Engineering at the Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine, France and University of Delaware, USA. He followed various Executive degrees from London Business School, University of Michigan and St Gallen.