Governance

President of the Executive Board

Born in 1974 in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, Edouard Louis-Dreyfus is a graduate of the University of Paris X Nanterre (Law and English diplomas) and of the French Business School of Rouen (ESC). He started his career at Texaco in London as a trader in liquid gas and refined products. In 2002, he joined the Louis Dreyfus Group in London as a trader in sugar and coffee.

His maritime career started in 2004 when he joined the shipping division of the Group in Paris.

In 2006, he took charge of the capesize desk of LD Bulk, a subsidiary of Louis Dreyfus Armateurs specialised in bulk transportation. His family acquired Louis Dreyfus Armateurs in 2007. Edouard Louis-Dreyfus became a member of the Executive Committee and Vice-President of the Louis Dreyfus Armateurs Group in 2009. He was appointed as Chief Executive Officer Business in July 2010. 

On 1^st July 2015, Edouard Louis-Dreyfus became President of the Louis Dreyfus Armateurs Group and President of the Executive Board of Pacemar, the Group’s holding company.

Edouard Louis-Dreyfus is also:

– Member of the UK P&I Club Board of Directors since 2013

-Member of the Shipowners Insurance & Guaranty Company (SIGCo) Board of Directors since 2020

-Young Leader of the France-Asia Foundation since 2020

-Auditor of the 74th Defence Policy session of the French Institute of Advanced Studies in National Defence (IHEDN) in 2022

Edouard Louis-Dreyfus played rugby at national level for CASG club and SCUF and for regional selection. Hunting and tennis are among his other hobbies.

Chief Executive Officer

Samira Draoua spent 10 years at BNP Paribas’ SFS division in various positions and built the agency for very large international accounts. She then joined Cisco, leading Cisco Capital for three years. In 2012, she joined the Econocom Group, where she successively held the positions of Client Executive, International Development Director, and Managing Director of the Financing division. 

She managed the acquisition and integration of Abeilles International in 2020. In 2022, Samira Draoua was appointed CEO of Econocom France retaining, among other mandates, her role as President of Les Abeilles International.  

On July 1, 2025, Samira Draoua was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the LD Armateurs Group. 

Samira Draoua holds an Executive MBA from INSEAD Business School. She also holds a Master’s degree in finance from Paris Dauphine University (PSL) and is a graduate of the Arts et Métiers business school.  

Samira Draoua is a Knight of the Legion of Honour. She speaks French, English, Arabic, and Italian.  

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Antoine Person graduated from Science Po Paris and la Sorbonne college where he majored in econometrics. He has spent his whole career within the LDA group. He joined the organisation in 1999 in the dry bulk department as Head of Chartering for South Asia. He was then appointed General Secretary in 2003.

In January 2022, he became Deputy Chief Executive Officer and member of the Executive board.

Deputy Chief Executive Officer & Chief Financial Officer

Antoine  d’Anjou has joined  us  on  6  April  2021  as  our  Chief  Financial  Officer.

He  spent  most  of  his  career  at  TECHNIP  and  SYSTRA  where  he  held  various  financial  positions.  

As of January 1 2022, Antoine d´Anjou is appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer and member of the Executive Board.