Ilias Belafdil

Junior marketing and sales officer
Ilias Belafdil
Ilias Belafdil

Ilias has joined Rivage Investment in the Investor Relations department to support the development and management of client portfolios in France and internationally, for his final internship in 2023 before his hiring in 2024.

He obtained a Master’s degree in Strategy from the School of Management at Erasmus University in Rotterdam and a Bachelor’s degree in International Business from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. During his internships, he gained experience in business development in the technology sector at PathMotion and in consulting at Alten Switzerland.

Philippe Cormon

Head of wholesale development
Philippe Cormon
Philippe Cormon

Philippe joined Rivage Investment in July 2025 as Head of Wholesale Development for France and French-speaking Europe. He is responsible for implementing Rivage’s commercial strategy with intermediated clients, focusing on business development and managing relationships with distribution partners.

With 30 years of experience in asset management, life insurance, and private banking, Philippe has held senior roles in commercial and marketing development. Most recently, he was Head of Business and Marketing Development at Dorval AM (a Natixis IM affiliate), where he led the distribution of ESG funds to institutional and wholesale clients across France, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium, and Monaco.

Earlier in his career, Philippe held key positions at Deutsche Bank, Generali Patrimoine, Edmond de Rothschild AM, Robeco Bank, and Trusteam Finance. In these roles, he contributed to the launch of private banking services, built strategic partnerships, and drove commercial expansion across Europe.

Philippe holds a Master’s degree in Finance from the Institut Supérieur de Gestion.

Patrick Raffard

Head of investor relations and fundraising
Patrick Raffard
Patrick Raffard

Patrick joined Rivage Investment in 2016 as the head of business development.

Patrick started his career as an interest rate swaps trader for BNP and Commerz Financial Products in Paris, Frankfurt and Prag. He moved then to a marketing position, in charge of sales of derivative products to East European corporates for Credit Lyonnais London. From 2000 until 2012, Patrick worked at Edmond de Rothschild Investment Managers as the Head of Business Development. He was responsible for the coverage of many European institutional investors and distributors on asset management products such as structured products, fixed income funds and hedge funds. He moved to Kepler Cheuvreux in 2013 where he intermediated illiquid assets. During this period he met Rivage Investment and started a fund raising activity during the first marketing campaign of a multi investors infrastructure debt fund by Rivage Investment.

Patrick graduated from Sciences Po Paris.