
Bio
An engineering graduate of the Institut national agronomique de Paris-Grignon, Olivier Lenel is a chartered accountant and statutory auditor. He began his career at Mazars in 1991, auditing major accounts and SMEs in mainly non-financial sectors. A partner since 2002, his career is distinguished by its mix of audit and advisory roles. A signatory auditor for more than 10 years, and convinced of the benefits of multidisciplinarity for Mazars, Olivier Lenel has played a major role in the development of Mazars' Advisory business for almost 15 years. Leader of Consulting in France from 2014 to 2018 and at Group level from 2014 to 2016, Olivier Lenel is leading a significant investment plan, including some external growth operations for Mazars in France by carrying out 5 strategic acquisitions. In 2019, Olivier Lenel will lead the Executive Committee alongside Hervé Hélias, Chairman of the Mazars Group. In 2021, he was elected Chairman of the Management Board of Mazars in France. In February 2025, he was re-elected by the Partners of Forvis Mazars in France, and will also be a member of the Group Governing Board of the Forvis Mazars Group for the next four years.
