A graduate of ESSEC and IEP in Paris, and a former student of ENA, Luc Poyer has spent most of his career in the energy sector. He began his career at the Court of Auditors, where he carried out audits of industrial companies between 1994 and 1998. He then joined Elf Aquitaine in the Refining Division before holding several positions within the Total Group, including Chief Executive Officer of Gas Andes in Chile (2001-2003) and Director of the Qatargas II integrated LNG project (2004-2005). From 2006 to 2008, he was Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Poweo and set up the subsidiary Poweo Production, dedicated to the production of electricity from renewable energy sources and natural gas. From 2009 to 2019, he managed the activities of the E.ON Group - now UNIPER - in France, a producer of electricity and distributor of electricity and gas. In 2020, he took over the activities of France Nouvelles Energies and, in 2023, created Hylae Campus, a start-up dedicated to CSR training through micro-learning. He is a member of the board of the France Hydrogène trade association, the board of the Franco-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK Frankreich), a senior advisor to Energy Impact Partners (EIP), Chairman of the Board of Directors of McPhy and a director of the Coriance group.