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+500K€
IN SHARE CAPITAL
568
TRAINING HOURS
13
YEARS EXPERIENCE

Our story

Our mission is to find economic balance using financial tools – in other words, create symbiosis to feed entrepreneurial projects. Canovia was created in 2005 from a concept by Founding President Marc-Antoine Seris, who believes in putting the human factor back at the centre of financial activity.

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2007

Foundation of L3MON with 14 shareholders from local economic backgrounds and united to challenge ideas and strategies.

Among the original stakeholders, Mr Olivier Debeaux, Mr Charles Legros, or Mr Valery Gonon are still part of the Canovia adventure.

2008

First steps towards a positive influence on the environment with the purchase of a low-CO2 emission car, and up to 100% of costs supported by the company to encourage staff to use public transport.

2010

The company exceeds €500,000 in fees and reinforces their position on the market.

2011

First initiatives in corporate patronage, supporting local, national and international initiatives. The company exceeds €1M in turnover.

2012

Development of structuration initiatives for agricultural land trusts (or GFV, Groupements Fonciers Viticoles)

2014

Since the company’s involvement with ethical investment vehicles, Canovia created 3 GFV in Côte-Rôtie, 3 GFV in Burgundy and 1 GFV in Champagne for a total of 14 hectares operated on.

2015

Canovia offices are relocated in a building facing the Dijon train station, placing them 1.5 hour from Paris and 2 hours from Lyon.

2016
  • L3MON becomes Canovia – a portmanteau of ‘way’ in latin (via) and the term describing the upper layer in the forest, considered to be a local ecosystem, the canopy
  • Signing of a profit-sharing agreement as part of our CSR program, aiming to redistribute part of the wealth produced to our staff
  • Reinforcement of the Management Control department
2017

Reinforcement of the Legal department

2018

Reinforcement of the Senior Management with the arrival of an Deputy Managing Director

2019
  • Reinforcement of the Management Control, Communications and Finance departments
  • Office relocation into eco-friendly buildings (certified ‘Good’ under the BREEAM standards)
2020
  • Marc-Antoine Series, Founding President, is made Associate
  • Alban Praquin, Deputy General Director, is made Associate
  • Reinforcement of the Legal and CSR departments
  • Amendment to the bylaws in order to become a mission-based company
  • Opening of the capital to our employees, and establishment of a company agreement as part of our CSR strategy
2021

More to come!
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Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

ACTING TODAY FOR A BETTER TOMORROW by placing financial activities at the heart of the collective and environmental common good.

Our governance

Working to meet our commitments with our stakeholders.

Value breakdown

A multidisciplinary team managing a turnover* of €1,098k

Our commitments

SCIENTIFIC METHODOLOGY – R&D

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A FINTECH APPROACH TO INNOVATION AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

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CSR AND PARTICIPATIVE MANAGEMENT

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PATRONAGE

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Operation

The Board of Directors

A Board of Directors led by entrepreneurs from the local economic region.

Thierry ANDRE

Accountant
Administrator
A partner of André & Associés since 2008 I am a Chartered Accountant and Statutory Auditor. I mainly work on legal audit assignments in commercial companies but also in the voluntary sector and contractual audit field.

Jean-Pascal FICHERE

President of the Grand Dole region
Administrator
I started my career as a Chartered Accountant for RFC in Paris and Germany, then Dole until late 2018. Currently semi-retired, I chair the Grand Dole Local Council Community and hold a part-time position at the RFC practice. I am firmly convinced that taking into account the economic, environmental and social roles has become an urgent necessity.

Isabelle COLLIOT

Lawyer
Administrator
Lawyer in corporate law, I joined MOSSÉ & ASSOCIÉS in 2019 after 8 years of practice in a business law form of national size and 4 years as legal director of a Lyon-based Family-office in long term support for Frencg industrial SMEs.

Olivier DEBEAUX

General Insurance Agent
Tutor administrator
I started my business in 1989, setting up a Wealth Management department in an Insurance firm, then after a 3-year stint with Groupe Mornay/La France Assurance I took over a MMA Insurance firm in Nuits St Georges in 1996. In September 2019, I also took over the presidency of SAS DEBEAUX REGULATIONS, a family company marketing my father's patents. I am also a Director of Initiatives Côte d'Or.

The Board for Societal Impact (BSI)

A council that guarantees Canovia’s ethical values.

Samuel MERCIER

Head of the IAE Dijon / Institute of Business Administration - Dijon
Member of the BSI
A professor in Management Sciences (lab CREGO), I am the head of the IAE Dijon (University of Burgundy). My research focuses on the institutionalisation of ethics, and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the governance of organisations.

Julie PODEVIN

HR Manager at André Le Groupe
Member of the BSI
As part of my studies in HR and Management Audit I did 3 years of work-study in the rail sector. I joined André Le Groupe as a Payroll Officer and then moved to the HR department. I believe Canovia is an innovative company with which I share an interest in human values.

Jean-Baptiste CARTIER

University lecturer and Researcher at IAE Lyon / Institute of Business Administration - Lyon
Member of the BSI
A researcher and university lecturer in Management Sciences, a Member of the CIS and a lecturer at the IAE Lyon, I specialise in Banking and Finance. I have a particular interest in people and the land as part of a company’s balanced development.

The Asssociates

Canovia’s Associate Directors 

Nicolas GUERIN

Juriste d'Affaires
Collaborateur Associé
Diplômé en Droit des Affaires Internationales, j’ai intégré Canovia en 2017. Aujourd'hui, en tant que Responsable Juridique et Collaborateur-Associé j'interviens sur l'accompagnement stratégique et la gestion des projets d'envergure de nos clients.

Marc-Antoine SERIS

Founding President
Associate Director
When I co-founded LEM3N, now Canovia, I wanted to promote the emergence of sustainable finance, with the aim of finding balanced models between the environment, the economy, finance, people and the earth.

The Team

A dynamic, competent team to address and solve all your queries.

Anna TOCHEVA

Business Lawyer
As a business lawyer with Canovia since 2020, I apply my cross-disciplinary legal skills on a daily basis. The company's ethics and versatility were decisive factors in my choice.

Sabi Gani OROU GUIWA

PhD student in Sustainable Finance
After studying Finance and a successful experience in strategic consulting I wanted to pursue my career in an investment bank. The innovative, inclusive model as well as the regional roots prompted me to join Canovia in September 2019.

Delphine BAR

Business Lawyer
I joined Canovia in 2021 as a business lawyer following my end-of-studies internship. Canovia gave me the opportunity to work on a wide range of subjects, including CSR, banking and financial law, and strategic support for our customers.

Juliane BECOURT

CSR Consultant
I joined Canovia as a CSR consultant in May 2022 in order to participate in the deployment and implementation of company's internal CSR. As such, in each of my mission I apply the values held by Canovia.

Sarah CISSE

Chargée Marketing & Communication
Spécialisée dans le Webmarketing, j'ai rejoint Canovia fin 2021 en tant que Community Manager. A ce titre, je communique au plus grand nombre l'offre, les ambitions et les valeurs de Canovia.

Baptiste BLOCH

Financial Analysis
Sciences Po Paris graduated, I began my career with a major network in the social finance sector. Motivated by the company's project and values, I joined Canovia as an analyst, to extend my commitment to serving entrepreneurs and the local community.

Antoine PONCE

Investment Banker
With a PhD in Neuroscience, I began my professional career by creating a Start-Up in the Medical Devices sector before joining the regional incubator of Burgundy Region. I joined Canovia Banque d'Affaires at the beginning of 2022 as a Business Banker to contribute to the link between customers and all regional stakeholders.

Gwénola MALICET

Financial controller
Transaction Services
With 25 years' experience in corporate finance, I joined Canovia in March 2022 to help bring demanding, innovative solutions to business leaders, and support them in optimizing the management of their financial and non-financial data.

Émilie ROGNON

CSR Senior Consultant
Since 2008, I have contributed to the integration of CSR performance into the strategy of major French groups in the retail and luxury goods industries. After two years as a consultant in Dijon and teaching at Sciences Po Paris and BSB, I joined the Canovia CSR team in August 2022 to support our customers in adapting their models for better integrated and sustainable performance.

Gabrielle DUPREY-ROSE

Consolidator
Specialized in consolidation since obtaining my DSCG in 2017, I have decided to bring my expertise to Canovia from the end of 2022, finding an opportunity to blossom within a team of diversified professions in a company that shares my values.

Florian HUARD

Consolidator
After 9 years of experience in auditing and consulting, I joined Canovia in early 2023 as a consolidator. I fully identify with the values of Canovia.

Pierre DE LAS HERAS

Analyste Financier
Après des études en droit et en finances, j'ai souhaité rejoindre une structure à taille humaine, sérieuse et engagée. Début 2023, j'intègre Canovia motivé par sa mission sociétale et par son ancrage local. En tant qu'analyste, j'accompagne des PME régionales dans leurs opérations de fusions-acquisitions, financements structurés, levées de fonds, etc.

Floriane REYMOND

Chargée Marketing & Communication
Après plusieurs années d'expérience dans le domaine du commerce et du marketing, j'avais à cœur de mettre mon savoir-faire à contribution d'une entreprise dont je partage la vision. J'ai rejoint l'équipe début 2023 pour renforcer le rayonnement de Canovia, de sa philosophie et de ses valeurs en tant que Chargée Marketing & Communication.

Hély HABRICOT

Chargé Marketing & Communication
Formé en classe préparatoire aux métiers des arts appliqués puis diplômé comme Responsable de Communication et Marketing, j'ai rejoint Canovia en 2023. Avec mes compétences stratégiques et mes expériences acquises dans différentes structures, j'accompagne Canovia dans le développement et la valorisation de son image de marque.