Sebastien de Montessus is the chief executive and president of Endeavour Mining. Prior to his role with Endeavour, he was chief executive of the La Mancha Group where he oversaw the company double its production through optimisation efforts before undergoing a portfolio restructure which enabled La Mancha to become the main shareholder of both Evolution and Endeavour Mining. Prior to his role with La Mancha, Mr. de Montessus was a member of the executive board and group deputy chief executive of AREVA Group and chief executive of AREVA Mining. He was also vice president of strategy, marketing and business development for AREVA’s Transmission and Distribution network electrical equipment business. Before joining AREVA in 2002, Mr de Montessus was an investment banker at Morgan Stanley in London (M&A and Equity Capital Market).
