CIVIPOL

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The management of CIVIPOL is composed of 5 members

Yann Jounot

Yann Jounot

Chief Executive Officer

The prefect Yann Jounot is assigned to the Ministry of the Interior where he carries out most of his career after leaving the National School of Administration (promotion Fernand Braudel 1987).
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Omar Merabet

Omar Merabet

Directeur général adjoint

Born in 1967, holder of a Master of Advanced Studies in demographics and social sciences, Omar Merabet started out as a teacher-researcher, specialising in demographics and migration issues. From 1997 to 2005 he was a volunteer and a reseacher in Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Mali, where he held various positions, including advisor to the director general of the Institute for Demographic Research (IFORD, Cameroon). He joined Civipol in 2006 as head of the international cooperation unit, then as director of the technical assistance unit. He has been advisor to M Jounot, CEO of Civipol...

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Anne-Claire Zirnhelt

Directrice des opérations

Anne-Claire holds a Master's degree in "International Cooperation and Development" from the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Bordeaux. She worked for four years at Sofreco where she was project manager in the "governance / public administration" pole and then project manager at the "College of Europe" in Bruges, where she developed and implemented training and capacity building projects in European affairs. She joined Civipol in 2014 as project manager and then head of department. She manages a team of 8 people with a portfolio of 15 projects, such as the "Fight against money laundering and...

Stéphane Arsovski

Stéphane Arsovski

Financial Affairs Director

Stéphane has a background in accounting and has a master’s in management control and a master’s in management.  He joined Civipol in May 2014 as head of accounting. Stéphane manages a team of six people.  He is fully acquainted with all the financial affairs of CIVIPOL and its daily management.

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Diana Ballinas

Directrice administrative et financière adjointe

Diana est diplômée d’un master de l’université Paris X et d’une licence Économie–Gestion de l’IAE. Elle a développé une expertise pointue en comptabilité, contrôle de gestion et pilotage financier. Son parcours lui a permis d’évoluer dans des environnements variés — cabinet d’expertise comptable, industrie automobile et groupe international  — ce qui a renforcé sa technicité et sa capacité d’adaptation. Chez Civipol, elle a structuré la dimension contrôle de gestion afin de fiabiliser les arrêtés et d'accompagner le pilotage des projets. Cette contribution l’a conduite à être nommée en 2025...

Bertrand Barbe

Bertrand Barbe

Adjoint du Président, Directeur des partenariats public/privé

Born on 18 November 1972, a graduate of the École Nationale (Supérieure) des Finances Publiques, Bertrand Barbé worked for a time as a civil servant in the public finance administration before specialising in international cooperation. He joined ADETEF, the public agency for international technical cooperation of the Ministry of Finance, as Finance Director.  During the same period, he helped set up France Coopération International, the operator of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In April 2012, he joined France Expertise International as Deputy Director General.  When the international...

Pierre-Yves Buquet

Pierre-Yves Buquet

Strategy and Security adviser to the CEO

Born in 1969, a graduate of the Sorbonne with a Master’s in Geopolitics, Pierre-Yves Buquet spent fifteen years at the Ministry of Defence (now the Ministry of the Armed Forces). In 2006, he joined the Directorate for the Protection and Security of the State of the General Secretariat for National Defence (now SGDSN). In this position, he designed, led and organised the analysis of the major crisis management exercises dedicated to the training of the cabinets of the French Presidency of the Republic, the French Prime minister and the ministers. Starting 2010, he served as the adviser on...

The General and Institutional Affairs Directorate is composed of 15 members

Stéphane Arsovski

Stéphane Arsovski

Financial Affairs Director

Stéphane has a background in accounting and has a master’s in management control and a master’s in management.  He joined Civipol in May 2014 as head of accounting. Stéphane manages a team of six people.  He is fully acquainted with all the financial affairs of CIVIPOL and its daily management.

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Caroline Hofmann Jambert

Cheffe du Pôle des Affaires Juridiques

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The Operations and Development Branch is composed of 27 members

Bertrand Barbe

Bertrand Barbe

Adjoint du Président, Directeur des partenariats public/privé

Born on 18 November 1972, a graduate of the École Nationale (Supérieure) des Finances Publiques, Bertrand Barbé worked for a time as a civil servant in the public finance administration before specialising in international cooperation. He joined ADETEF, the public agency for international technical cooperation of the Ministry of Finance, as Finance Director.  During the same period, he helped set up France Coopération International, the operator of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In April 2012, he joined France Expertise International as Deputy Director General.  When the international...

Anne-Claire

Anne-Claire Zirnhelt

Directrice des opérations

Anne-Claire holds a Master's degree in "International Cooperation and Development" from the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Bordeaux. She worked for four years at Sofreco where she was project manager in the "governance / public administration" pole and then project manager at the "College of Europe" in Bruges, where she developed and implemented training and capacity building projects in European affairs. She joined Civipol in 2014 as project manager and then head of department. She manages a team of 8 people with a portfolio of 15 projects, such as the "Fight against money laundering and...

Sebastian

Sebastian Sperber

Head of Flow Control and Migration

Sebastian was born in 1977. He is a graduate of the University of Mannheim and Sciences Po Paris, where he studied economics and political science. After five years as a project manager at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, he joined the European Forum for Urban Security (EFUS) as a programme manager. He joined Civipol in 2016 as a project manager and in 2018 became head of the People Movement and Migration unit, where he is also responsible for Reform of the Security Sector.

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Priscilla Bergeret

Cheffe de Pôle Identité

Priscilla graduated from Sciences Po Paris with a specialization in "Europe's professions". She began her professional career in 2004 at CIVIPOL as a project manager and then as head of the Project Administration department. In 2012, she leaves for expatriation to Vietnam and then Japan. There, she carries out numerous associative activities, notably within the professional network of women working in Japan, of which she was vice-president until her return to France. She joined CIVIPOL again in July 2020 as a project manager. She is notably in charge of the implementation of the technical...

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Diana Ballinas

Directrice administrative et financière adjointe

Diana est diplômée d’un master de l’université Paris X et d’une licence Économie–Gestion de l’IAE. Elle a développé une expertise pointue en comptabilité, contrôle de gestion et pilotage financier. Son parcours lui a permis d’évoluer dans des environnements variés — cabinet d’expertise comptable, industrie automobile et groupe international  — ce qui a renforcé sa technicité et sa capacité d’adaptation. Chez Civipol, elle a structuré la dimension contrôle de gestion afin de fiabiliser les arrêtés et d'accompagner le pilotage des projets. Cette contribution l’a conduite à être nommée en 2025...

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David Roux

Control staff

David holds a master’s in Geopolitics and International Relations from the Institut d’Études Politiques, Toulouse, and a master’s in Defence, Security and Crisis Management from IRIS Sup. He joined Civipol in March 2017. He manages several projects in the Prevention of Terrorism and Organised Crime unit, in particular in anti-money laundering in the Horn of Africa, and the reinstatement of the rule of law in the centre of Mali.  In the first quarter of 2021, David will become internal controller/quality manager of Civipol.