Career
In this role, he is responsible for investment and M&A activities of the Group, as well as EDF’s asset management division including the pension and the nuclear decommissioning funds. Currently, EDF has over 30 bn€ in assets under management, of which 5 bn€ invested in alternative assets, covering a broad range of investment strategies. Having under his responsibility EDF’s treasury financing, Tortajada was in charge of issuing of more than 26 bn€ of bonds, including 10bn€ of hybrid securities and 2bn€ of century bonds.
Stéphane Tortajada serves as a Deputy Chief Executive Officer at EDF International.
He is also a director of EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Group and the Chairman of the board of EDEV. Stéphane Tortajada started his career as an investment banker at Household Bank in 1997. In 2000 he joined Lazard M&A Division, where he became Executive Director in 2005.
From 2008 to 2010, Tortajada served as Managing Director of Casino Développement, and was in charge of international development and real estate at Casino Group worldwide. His responsibilities were covering the development of the local platforms and of international real estate assets with a total portfolio value of 4 bn€.
Stephane Tortajada is an engineering graduate from Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées and holds a cum laude masters degree in finance from Sciences Po Paris.