Our Management Team

Thierry Sebton, Managing Partner

Thierry is founder and managing partner of Accola. He has over 30 years of experience in financial structuring and advisory for European clients. He was head of structured finance teams at Paribas, IBJ, RBS and CACIB. He notably originated and structured the first securitisation deals in Italy, the first French credit cards securitisation and the first property bond backed by commercial real estate. He also created ABCP conduits allowing corporates’ receivables' funding. He pioneered alternative financing for European midcaps, notably through the arrangement of the Micado funds. Since founding Accola he has advised more than 30 corporates on their funding.

Emma Viallard, Senior Advisor

Emma has 20 years of experience in risk management in the banking sector. She has managed the ISDA European office, while leading the association’s advocacy efforts on the prudential treatment of derivative products. She has also held positions at JP Morgan and Barclays, where she co-headed model risk governance. Since joining Accola, she has worked for a variety of clients on risk management, business evaluation and securitisation projects. Emma is a graduate from ESSEC Business School and an alumna from Ecole Nationale d’Administration.