The team
The team
César Giron
President
César Giron is a company head. He is the CEO of Martell Mumm Perrier-Jouët.
Anne-Claire Duprat
Director
Anne-Claire Duprat is an art historian and specialist in cultural policy She has 15 years of experience in the contemporary art world having worked within institutions such as the Palais de Tokyo, the Jeu de Paume, the Frac Ile-de- France and the French Institute. Before joining the Foundation, Anne-Claire worked in the cultural services of the French Embassy in the United States, where she directed the strategy for promoting the French arts scene at national level. She joined the Foundation as director in April 2022.
Maxime Heylens
Secretary General
Maxime Heylens is a project manager. He has a dual background in management of cultural institutions that he studied at Sciences Po Lille, and in art history after two years at the Ecole du Louvre and the Sorbonne. Maxime worked for 3 years for the Consortium, center of contemporary art in Dijon, mainly on international projects (Venice, Doha, Gwangju). He co-founded Less is More Factory in 2014 with Nathalie Viot and Philippe Bissières. He joined the Foundation in September 2017.
Juliette Nosland
Visits &Events manager
Juliette Nosland is a cultural engineer She has a double degree in History and Criticism of the Arts and in Information Communication at Rennes II University before studying the international art market at ICART Paris. Juliette has worked at the Tornabuoni Gallery (Paris), the Institut Français Culturel (Naples), the Peggy Guggenheim Collection (Venice) and the Venice Biennale. She joined the Foundation in June 2018.
Elisabeth Ricard
Communications Director
Elisabeth Ricard is Communications director of the Fondation d’entreprise Martell. A graduate of Edhec (business school) and a law degree from Lille University, she worked at EY before joining Pernod Ricard then Martell Mumm Perrier-Jouët where she was in charge of communications followed by Social Media She joined the Fondation in September 2020.
Julien Lefrançois
General Stage Manager
Julien Lefrancois is the General Manager of the Foundation, where he oversees Project Production. He holds a Master’s degree in Art Management from the University of Picardie Jules Verne. Julien honed his expertise at the Cité de l’Architecture and within the international Gagosian gallery. Specializing in project production, he has collaborated with artist studios, international designers, and major cultural institutions worldwide. He joined the Martell Foundation in 2020.
Michel Sedack
Workshop and residency coordinator
Michel Sédack is the Workshop and residency coordinator at the Fondation d’entreprise Martell. He holds an engineering degree and an MBA from Henley Management College. Michel has gained extensive experience at major international companies such as Shell, Carrefour, and Pernod Ricard, where he held positions in IT, production, finance, and logistics. He joined the Foundation in 2021. Passionate about theater, he also engages in amateur directing.