Group Management

Angel Benguigui is Chief Executive Officer of the Econocom Group. 

For nearly 40 years, Angel Benguigui has had a successful career in international environments, mainly in the fields of finance and digital technologies. 

After spending 20 years in corporate banking and financing, specializing in Europe for international banks, he joined the Group in 2006 as Country Manager for Spain where he developed the financing business as well as distribution and digital services, notably through a successful acquisitions policy. These developments established Econocom as a leading added-value digital integrator in Spain. 

Angel Benguigui then joined the Group’s International and Executive Committees. In 2019 he was appointed Group Chief Financial Officer then in 2020 he became Managing Director in charge of International Network Development. In 2023, he joined the Board of Directors as an Executive Director, in charge of devising and implementing the ‘One Econocom’ strategic plan.

In July 2024, Angel Benguigui was appointed CEO of the Econocom Group. He is also Chairman of the Executive Committee and Chairman of the Group Management Committee. 

Angel attended the Lycée Français in Madrid and holds a Master's degree in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Madrid. He speaks fluent English, French and Spanish.
 

Christoph Bläser is Country Manager of Econocom Germany & Poland. 

Christoph combines exceptional experience in selling IT services and financing solutions with a thorough knowledge of the market. He spent over 20 years in various senior management positions with IBM Global Financing and HP Financial Services.

In September 2020 he joined Econocom and was appointed Country Manager of Germany and Poland. As such, he has focused on implementing ambitious new development plans with a view to establishing Econocom as a strategic partner that provides IT solutions combining usage models and lifecycle management, to help organizations reduce their carbon footprint.

Christoph holds an MBA from Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich. 

Quentin Bouchard is Managing Director Global Group Tech of the Econocom Group and Managing Director of Supply & Services divisions  in France.

Quentin joined the group in 2013 to manage various projects in the fields of internal communications, business and IT, rapidly giving him a comprehensive overview of the company and its challenges.

After a successful few years in management consulting helping key accounts with their transformation projects, he returned to Econocom in 2019 to optimize business applications for the leasing division, which gave him the opportunity to prove his skills in IT project management, enterprise architecture and agile methodologies.

Appointed Head of IT and Security for the group in November 2023, since July 2024 Quentin has been Managing Director Global Group Tech across Europe, in charge of accelerating the group’s digital transformation, with a particular focus on artificial intelligence and data valuation. Since January 2025, Quentin Bouchard is in charge of Managing Supply and Services divisions in France, responsible for Econocom Products & Solutions (EPS), Econocom Services & Solutions (ESS), and Econocom Apps, Cloud & Data (EACD). 

Quentin Bouchard holds a Master's degree in Economics from the University of Paris Panthéon-Assas.
 

Chantal De Vrieze is President of Econocom Belgium & Luxembourg since April 1st 2026 and is a Non-Executive Director of the Board of Directors.

Chantal De Vrieze began her career in 1984 working in marketing for AGFA before switching to financing at Van Breda. Between 2001 and 2018, she was successively Managing Director of Leasing, Executive Director of Econocom Benelux and Managing Director of Altran Belgium and Luxembourg. 

She took over as Head of Econocom Belux in 2019 and has been appointed President of Econocom Belgium and Luxembourg on 1st April 2026. 

A law graduate from Ghent University, Chantal serves on the Board of Directors of a number of leading companies including AXA Belgium, Colruyt Group, EVS Broadcast Equipment and Guberna.

Israel Garcia is Managing Director of Business Development & Strategic Plan and Country Manager for the UK and Ireland.

He began his career at Accenture, where he built a strong foundation in consulting. He then moved into the building materials industry, serving as Managing Director of an international company for over a decade, working across various European countries.

Following this, he founded Altabox, a leading Spanish company specializing in the design and implementation of omnichannel marketing strategies. Altabox became part of the Econocom Group in 2018.

Since joining Econocom, Israel has held several senior leadership roles with full P&L responsibility. As of July 2024, he combines his responsibilities as Managing Director of Business Development & Strategic Plan with his role as Country Manager for the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Israel holds a degree in engineering and several Master’s degrees in finance, business administration, and marketing.

Philippe Goullioud is Chairman of Supply & Services divisions in France.

He has over 35 years’ experience managing technology product distribution companies.

He started out in 1989 working for a French start-up as Export Manager and held a variety of other positions with the group before joining Econocom in 2007.

Since January 2024, he has been Chairman of Econocom’s Supply & Services divisions in France.

Philippe is a graduate of IFAG, a management school specializing in entrepreneurship.

*Non-permanent members of the Executive Committee.

Alessio Lechiara is Country Manager of Econocom Italy. 

With a solid international background in finance and M&As, he joined Econocom in May 2020 as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and was promoted to Country Manager in February 2022.

Prior to this he spent almost 14 years with Ansaldo Energia group in positions of increasing responsibility, culminating in his appointment in 2014 as CFO of Ansaldo Gas Turbine Technology and Shanghai Electric Gas Turbine as part of a strategic agreement between Cassa Depositi e Prestiti and Shanghai Electric. 

After spending three years in China working on various M&As, he moved to the United States where he was CFO for Power Systems Manufacturing, a subsidiary of Ansaldo Energia Group specializing in third-party power station maintenance.

Alessio is an Economics graduate from the University of Genoa. 

Alexandre Murati has been Deputy Managing Director of Exaprobe since June 2024, where he is in charge of Business Development. 

Having been with the Group for more than seven years, Alexandre has held several roles with increasing responsibilities, including Chief of Staff and subsequently Deputy International Director. In 2023, he led the development of the Group’s strategic plan, One Econocom, and in June 2024, he was appointed Deputy CEO of Econocom Exaprobe.

Since 2024, Alexandre has played a key role in transforming Econocom Exaprobe’s commercial activities across its various areas (cybersecurity, networks, and collaboration), while also strengthening relationships with the Group’s other business units as part of the One Econocom initiative.

Prior to joining the group, he worked in strategic management consulting for Boston Consulting Group where he acquired solid experience drawing up strategic plans and implementing transformation plans for global clients in a range of industry sectors (IT, Banking & Insurance, Pharmaceuticals).

Alexandre is a graduate of ESSEC business school.

Jean-Pierre Overbeek is Director of Group Audiovisual Business and Country Manager Netherlands.  

Jean-Pierre has a career spanning 25 years in the audiovisual and IT industries. Combining his passion for IT and media technologies and their impact on users with a pragmatic approach, he is constantly on the lookout for innovative products, solutions and concepts that help clients achieve their goals.

He started out in 1999 working in sales for BIS|Econocom, then went on to hold a variety of other positions with the company. Six years after being appointed Executive VP of Sales, he became Chief Operating Officer (COO) before his promotion to CEO in 2010. At just 35, Jean-Pierre was the youngest ever CEO in the audiovisual industry in Europe.

Since BIS was acquired by Econocom in 2017, the Dutch audiovisual sector has enjoyed substantial growth under Jean-Pierre’s leadership, with annual revenue rising from €40 million to €120 million between 2017 and 2023.

Jean-Pierre is a graduate of the Hogeschool University of Applied Sciences in Rotterdam.

Carlos Pérez-Herce is Country Manager of Econocom Spain. 

With over 25 years’ experience, Carlos began his career with Abello Linde and AGA, leading suppliers of industrial gas, where he held a number of senior positions.

He joined Econocom Spain in 2007 as Chief Financial Officer where he soon gained a strong grounding in financial management and Human Resources when he was appointed  CFO and HR Director in 2016.

In August 2019, he was appointed Country Manager for Econocom Spain, where he successfully ran the group’s Spanish operations. 

He is currently in charge of coordinating digital transformation and growth for Econocom in Spain and consolidating its market leadership. 

Carlos holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Syracuse.

Philippe Renauld is Managing Director Finance and M&A of the Econocom Group and Chairman of Econocom Exaprobe.

A seasoned professional with over 30 years’ experience, Philippe started out in 1994 as an auditor and consultant for Arthur Andersen. In 1997, he joined Eurazéo where he spent ten years before becoming a member of the Executive Committee. In 2007 he co-founded Fondations Capital.

From 2016 to 2020 he was Head of International Operations and member of the Executive Committee of Saint Gobain Pont in Mousson, before joining Louis Delhaize Group as Group Chief Financial Officer and serving on the Executive Committee.

Before joining Econocom, Philippe was Group CFO and Group COO for Sienna IM, where he was appointed to the Executive Committee in 2020.

He joined Econocom in September 2024 as Managing Director Finance & M&A and is also in charge of Investor Relations.

Philippe is an Engineering graduate of the École Centrale de Paris.
 

Camille Le Maux is Managing Director Technology Management & Financing France. 

Philippe Spender is Deputy Managing Director of Supply for Econocom France. 

He began his career working for CMG in his native Lille, then became Area Manager for ISTA before joining General Electric in 1998 where he spent four years as IT Solutions Sales Director.

In 2002, he joined Econocom as Sales Director, then was appointed Deputy Managing Director of Asystel, one of the group’s subsidiaries, in 2006. 

In 2010 he became Deputy Managing Director of Econocom’s Products & Solutions business in France in 2010, a position he held for 14 years. He was appointed Managing Director of Supply France in 2024.

Philippe is a graduate of the Institut Supérieur de Gestion (ISG).

Pierre Toussaint is Managing Director of FACT (Strategic Asset Finance).

With more than 15 years’ experience in the finance industry, Pierre joined econocom in 2020, in charge of the Strategic Assets Finance division.

Prior to joining the group, he worked in the acquisition finance team of BNP Paribas and in the private debt team of Tikehau Capital where he acquired a solid experience in leverage and private debt.

Since December 2023, Pierre is in charge of the development of the asset-based lending for non-IT across the Group.

Pierre graduated from Paris Dauphine - Master 225 in corporate finance and financial engineering.

Christophe Vanmalleghem is Managing Director of Supply & Services for Econocom Belgium and Luxembourg.

Christophe started his career in 1994 with Digital Equipment Corporation (Compaq Computers), before joining Logica-CGI in 1999 as head of the Energy & Public Services division, which he grew and consolidated its position in the Belgian energy market.

In 2006, he joined Econocom where he held a number of senior management positions including Services Director, overseeing operations in Europe and Morocco.

From 2015 to 2019, he was Managing Director of Cheops, where he increased revenue from €17M to €37M and improved EBITDA.

He returned to Econocom Belux in 2019 to head up Supply & Services, overseeing the countries’ sales and operational strategy. He has a proven track record for managing successful teams and boosting growth.

Christophe holds degrees in Business Administration from the University of Liège and Business Engineering from the University of Antwerp.