Michel Baguenault joined Institut Mérieux as Executive Vice President in 2009 and was appointed Secretary General of bioMérieux in 2016 and subsequently Chief Executive Officer of Institut Mérieux in January 2020.
Before joining Institut Mérieux, Mr Baguenault was Financial Strategy Advisor at Financière Meeschart, from 1996 to 2004, and Head of Development at Banque Martin Maurel in Lyon, from 2004 to 2008.
Michel Baguenault is a graduate of EM Lyon Business School and holds a Law degree.