DNCA Finance announces the departure of Léa Dunand-Chatellet
June 26, 2026
Anne De Genouillac
(DNCA)
+33 6 11 51 37 24
agenouillac@dnca-investments.com
Paris, June 26, 2026 – DNCA Finance, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, with 190 employees across its five offices in Paris, Milan, Madrid, Luxembourg and Brussels, announces the departure of Léa Dunand-Chatellet on June 30, 2026.
After eight particularly successful and rewarding years with the firm, Léa Dunand-Chatellet has decided to take on a new professional challenge by accepting the position of Chief Executive Officer of Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers.
All teams at DNCA Finance would like to acknowledge her commitment, professionalism and the outstanding quality of her work throughout these eight years. Léa has made a significant contribution to the development of responsible investment strategies and to the success of numerous projects within the company.
We are extremely proud of her achievements and delighted for her as she embarks on this remarkable professional opportunity. This new appointment marks an important milestone in her career, and we wish her every success in this new role.
François Collet, Chief Investment Officer of DNCA Finance, commented: "Responsible investment remains a strategic growth pillar for DNCA Finance. Our teams are fully committed to ensuring continuity, and we will communicate shortly regarding Léa's successor.
It is also important to highlight the essential role played by the portfolio managers and analysts who have worked alongside Léa since 2018. Together, they developed and implemented ABA, our proprietary extra-financial analysis tool designed to assess and rate companies according to ESG criteria. This collective momentum is supported by the expertise of highly committed professionals, including Romain Avice, who joined DNCA in 2008 and started working alongside Léa in 2020, contributing actively to the management and development of the Sustain range, as well as Florent Eyroulet, who joined DNCA in 2020, and the ESG analyst team working closely with them”.
Léa Dunand-Chatellet commented: "I would like to thank DNCA and all its teams, who enabled me to build a recognized franchise over the past eight years. I have every confidence in DNCA’s teams to continue this journey, to uphold this expertise with the same rigor, and to further strengthen it in the years ahead.
For my part, the opportunity to join Mirova, Natixis IM’s affiliate dedicated to sustainable investing and a recognized leader in responsible investment, will allow me to continue actively pursuing my commitment to sustainable finance."
Eric Franc, Chief Executive Officer of DNCA Finance, added: "We have had the privilege of working alongside Léa for the past eight years and would like to warmly thank her for her dedication, expertise and contribution to DNCA Finance’s success. We extend our sincerest congratulations on this appointment and wish her every success in her new role."
The entire DNCA Finance team wishes her every success in this exciting new chapter of her professional career.
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About DNCA Finance
DNCA Finance, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, is an asset management company founded in Paris in 2000 by specialists in wealth management solutions serving both private and institutional investors.
With a team of 190 employees across its offices in Paris, Milan, Madrid, Luxembourg, and Belgium DNCA Finance has developed recognized expertise in European and international equities (long-only and absolute return strategies), diversified management, convertible bonds and global fixed income. In June 2018, DNCA Finance established a dedicated Responsible Investment division. Assets under management amounted to €53 billion as of December 31, 2025.
About Natixis Investment Managers
Natixis Investment Managers' multi-affiliate approach connects clients to the independent thinking and focused expertise of more than 15 active managers. Ranked among the world's largest asset managers1 with more than $1.4 trillion assets under management2 (€1.2 trillion), Natixis Investment Managers specializes in high-conviction active investment strategies, insurance and pension solutions, and private assets, and delivers a diverse offering across asset classes, styles, and vehicles. The firm partners with clients in order to understand their unique needs and provide insights and investment solutions tailored to their long-term goals.
Headquartered in Paris and Boston, Natixis Investment Managers is part of Groupe BPCE, the second-largest banking group in France through the Banque Populaire and Caisse d'Epargne retail networks. Natixis Investment Managers' affiliated investment management firms include AEW; DNCA Investments;3 Flexstone Partners; Gateway Investment Advisers; Harris | Oakmark; Investors Mutual Limited; Loomis, Sayles & Company; Mirova; Naxicap Partners; Ossiam; Ostrum Asset Management; Seventure Partners; Vauban Infrastructure Partners; Vaughan Nelson Investment Management; VEGA Investment Solutions and WCM Investment Management. Additionally, investment solutions are offered through Natixis Investment Managers Solutions and Natixis Advisors, LLC. Not all offerings are available in all jurisdictions. For additional information, please visit Natixis Investment Managers' website at im.natixis.com | LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/natixis-investment-managers.
Natixis Investment Managers' distribution and service groups include Natixis Distribution, LLC, a limited purpose broker-dealer and the distributor of various US registered investment companies for which advisory services are provided by affiliated firms of Natixis Investment Managers, Natixis Investment Managers International (France), and their affiliated distribution and service entities in Europe and Asia.
1 Survey respondents and publicly available data ranked by Investment & Pensions Europe/Top 500 Asset Managers 2025 ranked Natixis Investment Managers as the 20th largest asset manager in the world based on assets under management as of December 31, 2024.
2 Assets under management (AUM) of affiliated entities measured as of March 31, 2026, are $1,452.8 billion (€1,261.0 billion). AUM, as reported, may include notional assets, assets serviced, gross assets, assets of minority-owned affiliated entities and other types of nonregulatory AUM managed or serviced by firms affiliated with Natixis Investment Managers.
3 A brand of DNCA Finance.