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Jean-Francois Lucas

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Business Development Director at Blue Abyss Global
📍 United Kingdom

As Business Development Director at Blue Abyss, Jean-Francois leads global expansion into the space, marine, and defence industries. His career includes over two decades in global finance, leading teams for Mitsubishi UFJ in Asia, and as Managing Director for EdTech firm Whizz Education. He holds a BSc in Physics from Imperial College London.

He is a passionate relationship builder and problem solver with extensive experience adapting to varied markets and cultures, having built and led operations in London, Japan, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Jean-Francois is now based in Cheltenham, UK, where he lives with his wife and three children.

While working in Japan, he broke new ground as the first foreigner to work in a local dealing room of 250 staff, transforming the franchise into the nations top-ranked.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Business Development Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
United Kingdom
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Human Spaceflight
His current role focuses on developing facilities for astronaut training and R&D in microgravity, underscored by a recent NASA Space Act Agreement he celebrated.
Subsea & Marine Tech
He is actively forging partnerships to build facilities for the offshore energy, subsea technology, and maritime defense sectors' R&D, testing, and training needs.
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Career

Work history

7-2024
Business Development Director
Blue Abyss Global
10-2018
Managing Director
Whizz Education
3-2017 - 9-2018
Senior Consultant
Astor Ridge Llp
9-2011 - 12-2015
Head of Rates Sales, Asia
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities
7-2005 - 8-2011
Head of International Sales for Yen Fixed Income Products
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities, Tokyo
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Education
1987 - 1991
Bsc Hons
Imperial College London
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