Frank Barone

Frank Barone, alongside Guillaume de Saignes, X-PM Partner and Director of X-PM’s Lyon office, is tasked with developing X-PM’s business in the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region – France’s leading industrial region and second-largest in terms of interim management. He will draw on his knowledge of companies in the AURA region and his links with the region’s key networks. He will also be developing the South of France.

Frank has over 35 years of experience in both general management and finance, working for companies of all sizes (family-owned businesses, mid-sized companies, listed groups, investment funds) on all kinds of assignments (mergers & acquisitions, integration, internationalization, transformation projects, restructuring, etc.) in a wide range of industry and services:

• He spent 18 years in Finance positions at Veolia, Lafarge, Chargeurs and Emin Leydier,
• Then as Managing Director of several companies in the AURA region for 17 years, including Brenntag, LVL Médical (acquired by Air Liquide) and Tetra.

As such, his know-how and skills in project management, deployment and coordination have enabled him to manage complex situations and prove his creativity in a wide range of environments.

Frank BARONE is a ESCP Business School graduate and an active member of its alumni network in the AURA region.

Frank Barone joined X-PM in May 2023 as Associate Director.