Discover the talents who make TRAIL.

Before founding Trail in 2007, Xavier Marin was a member of the executive board and co-head of investments at Eurazeo. At Eurazeo, Xavier Marin served as Chairman of Europcar and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of B&B Hotels. He also sat on the Supervisory Board of Fraikin and Rexel. Xavier Marin has over 20 years of experience in corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions, gained at Chase, Credit Suisse First Boston, and Barings in New York, London, and Paris. Xavier Marin holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, graduated from the École Supérieure de Commerce de Paris, and holds a law degree from Paris II University.

Olivier joined Trail in 2019. He has over 15 years of experience in the French institutional sphere and international relations. Previously, Olivier worked at Société Générale as a bank inspector. He holds a degree from the Université Paris Dauphine.

Mofses Kechichian joined Trail in 2021. He started his professional career with two experiencies in corporate finance. The first one as an M&A Analyst in the Telecom, Media, Technology team of BNP Paribas. He then had an experience as a Private Equity Analyst at LFPI Gestion. Mofses graduated from ESCP Business School where he obtained a Master in Management with a specialization in corporate finance. He speaks French, English and Armenian.

12 times French champion, vice world champion and European Champion of Karaté Kyokushinkai, Djema Belkhodja is a renowned figure in Kyokushin Karate. With numerous championship victories, he held the top spot in the world rankings in 2015. He was also awarded the prestigious title of Sensei, Master of Art, in Japan.

Adrien de Mégille joined Trail in 2021. He started his professional career with two internships in corporate finance. The first one as a private debt analyst at Tikehau capital in London. He then had an experience as a Private Equity Analyst at MML Capital in Paris. Adrien graduated from EDHEC. He speaks French and English.

Emmanuel Simonneau a créé Sigma Gestion, devenue Trail Solutions Patrimoine en 2004. En 2022, il rejoint le groupe Trail et devient Directeur Général de Trail Solutions Patrimoine. Il a débuté sa carrière professionnelle en tant qu’auditeur financier au sein du bureau parisien de KPMG, où il se spécialise dans le secteur de la grande distribution et de l’électronique grand public. En 1998, il rejoint le Family Office Sigma en tant Directeur d’Investissement puis Président du directoire. Il réalise de nombreuses opérations de capital investissement dans des secteurs très variés (Industries Spécialisées, Software, Communication Digitale). Il a occupé de nombreux postes d’administrateur ou de membre du conseil de surveillance dans des PME/ETI. Il a ainsi été membre du conseil de surveillance de la société Savelys (devenue Engie Home Services) jusqu’en 2008. Emmanuel est diplômé de l’ICN (PGE).

Jean-Benoit ROMON joined TRAIL in 2023 as Head Of Client Group. He began his professional career as a Relationship Manager at HSBC. In 2013, he joined the Primonial group and contributed to the development of Primonial Solutions, a platform dedicated to intermediated clients (CGP, MFO, Private Banking). He was responsible for the regional management of partnerships for Paris – Île-de-France. In 2020, he joined Xerys Invest, a private equity management company, as Director of Development. Jean-Benoit holds a degree from ISG PARIS. He speaks French and English.

Former professional rugby player, Paul Chabbert graduated in 2025 from Université Paris-Dauphine in Finance. During his studies, he co-founded a platform for connecting investors in alternative investments, which was incubated at Station F. He began his career in Private Equity in the Mid-cap team at Meanings Capital Partners, and worked as a Hedge Fund analyst and Business developer at SR Investment Partners, before joining BCG as a Business Analyst.