Philippe de Lacaze

PHILIPPE de LACAZE - CEO

• Experience in international aquariums and marine parks since 1993.

• CEO of CLEAR REEF.

• Managing Director of GROUP COUTANT (COUTANT AQUARIUMS & ALTER-EGO) N°1 in Europe's design/build of Public Aquariums during 23 years.

• Headed more than 50 aqua zoos and aquariums projects worldwide.

• HEC (France). Wharton MBA (USA).

• Member/speaker of:

  • EUAC: European Union of Aquarium Curators.
  • IAC: International Aquarium Congress.
  • AIZA: Asociación Ibérica de Zoos y Acuarios.
  • UCA: Association des Aquariums de France.

• Some of Philippe’s international aquarium and water zoos references before joining CLEAR REEF(1):

  • Lithuania Aquarium (Lithuania)
  • Aquarium of Creta (Greece)
  • Jeddah Aquarium (Saudi Arabia)
  • Bergen an Zee (Netherlands)
  • Zaragoza Aquarium (Spain)
  • Aquarium of Monaco
  • Istanbul Aquarium (Turkey)
  • Biodomo. Granada (Spain)
  • Barcelona Aquarium (Spain)
  • Aqua Zoo of Madrid. Faunia(Spain)
  • Oceanario de Lisboa (Portugal)
  • Gijon Aquarium(Spain)
  • La Rochelle Aquarium (France)
  • Montpellier Aquarium (France)
  • Geneva Aquarium (Switzerland)
  • Costa Rica Aquarium (Costa Rica)
  • Océanopolis (France)
  • Lyon Aquarium (France)
  • San Sebastian Aquarium (Spain)
  • Sea Aquarium (France)
  • Mallorca Aquarium. Ses Salines (Spain)
  • Sevilla Aquarium (Spain)
  • Caledonian Island Aquarium (South Pacific)
  • Oostdunkerque (Belgium)
  • Madrid Aqua Zoo (Spain)
  • Biarritz Aquarium (France)
  • Paris Aquarium (France)
  • Le Croisic Aquarium (France)
  • Valencia Aqua Zoo (Oceanográfico, Spain)
  • Aqua Zoo Beauval(France)
  • Madeira Aquarium (Portugal)
  • Cherbourg Aquarium (France)
  • Marineland Aqua Zoo (France)
  • Etaples sur mer (France)
  • Réunion Island Aquarium (Indian Ocean)
  • Liege Aquarium (Belgium)
  • Canaries Islands Aquarium
  • Tunis Aquarium (Tunisia)
  • West Indies Aquarium
  • Antwerpen Aqua Zoo (Belgium)
  • Plymouth Aquarium (UK)
  • Corsiga Aquarium (France)

(1) Headed as Managing Director of Coutant Aquariums