Christophe Paillusseau is the VP sales & marketing of COLD PAD, an industrial start-up specialized in reliable and durable non-intrusive solutions for offshore structural applications.

For over 17 years, he has gained a broad experience in the oil & gas industry from subsea flowlines & risers (SURF) with ITP Interpipe, through drilling activities (OCTG ) with Vallourec and finally LNG shipping with GTT. His different appointments had him work worldwide with a focus on deepwater fields.

Christophe is an active member of EVOLEN, the French association committed to the worldwide promotion of French excellence in the oil and gas industry, for which he was appointed president of the youth section between 2012 and 2014. Christophe is a graduate of Ecole Centrale de Lyon in France and holds a Master of Mechanical Engineering of Cornell University in the US.