Founder of Octagones and Fideas Conseil SAS, Charles-Henri Filippi is a French businessperson who has been the head of 8 different companies and is Chief Executive Officer at CCF SARL and Chairman at Citibank Europe Plc (France). Mr. Filippi is also on the board of Nexity SA, Piasa SA, Fondation Bettencourt Schueller and Association pour le Droit à l'Initiative Economique and Managing Partner at Lazard SA.

In his past career Mr. Filippi was Chairman at Octagones, Chairman for Fideas Conseil SAS, Chairman of Association des Amis de l'Opera-Comique, Chairman for Citigroup France SA, Lead Independent Director at Orange SA, Managing Director at HSBC Holdings Plc President of HSBC Continental Europe and Chief Executive Officer at HSBC Investment Bank France (both are subsidiaries of HSBC Holdings Plc), Co-Chairman-France Lazard Investment Banking at Lazard Ltd. and Partner at Weinberg Capital Partners SAS.