Our governance
Biocodex has two governing bodies: a Board of Directors and an Executive Committee. Jean-Marie Lefèvre is Chairman of the Board of Directors, while Nicolas Coudurier is our Chief Executive Officer.
Board of directors
The Board of Directors plays a prominent role in Biocodex’s governance. Nine directors, including two independent board members and seven family shareholders, oversee the company’s interests.
Jean-Marie Lefèvre

Jean-Marie Lefèvre was CEO of Biocodex between 2002 and 2020. A graduate of France’s Ecole Centrale with an INSEAD Executive MBA, he began his career as a strategic consultant at Boston Consulting Group.
After several years at LVMH Group, he was asked by Biocodex’s family shareholders to foster the company’s international development, taking over from father-in-law and founder Michel Hublot.
Jean-Marie Lefèvre is now Chairman of the Board.
Members of Biocodex’s Board of Directors
- François Hublot: Family Board Member
- Habib Ramdani: Independent Board Member of Biocodex and current CFO of Virbac
- Jean Zetlaoui: Independent Board member, Consultant in medical sciences and clinical development and former Chief Scientific Officer of Novartis Pharma France
- Jean Dussaix: Family Board Member
- Séverine Tripard: Family Board Member
- Cyril Hublot: Family Board Member
- Florence Dreuillet: Family Board Member
- Laure Lefèvre: Family Board Member
Executive committee
The CEO and its Executive Committee are responsible for co-defining with the Board of Directors the group’s strategy and its implementation. The CEO and Executive Committee are also in charge of day-to-day management of the group’s business.