A regular among Jean Le Cam’s entourage during his first forays into the offshore racing world and collaborating with numerous teams since, he boasts international expertise and experience in the manufacture of composite prototype boats. He joined the CDK team in 2011 as Project Manager for the construction of the monohull MACIF 60 alongside Hubert Desjoyeaux. Michel went on to become the IMOCA build specialist at CDK (Safran 2, Banque Populaire 8, Charal, ArkeaPaprec…). He was appointed Deputy Industrial Director at CDK Technologies in 2018, where his primary role involves establishing the Quality and Purchasing departments.