Jean Patry, Founder, Co-owner and CEO

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Jean is an electrical engineer (Ecole Supérieure des Ingénieurs en Génie Electrique – France). During 20 years he worked as Engineer, Technical Manager and General Manager for the leading contractor for Air Conditioning in France. He is an expert in the HVAC field and published technical articles and books. In 1980 he invented the “encapsulated Ice Storage System” made with spherical capsules. From 1980 to 2000 he installed more than 1000 Ice Storage Systems around the world. Today he promotes and markets the “Ice Spray” storage system


Claude Reboul, Co-owner, COO and CFO

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Claude is a graduate from the Paris ESTP civil engineering school. He headed major projects for several years within the civil engineering company GTM. Then he joined the Casino Group where he led the construction of commercial buildings department, and then cold storage warehouses. In 1986 he founded Cryogel with Jean Patry. He participated in the products and business development and is currently in charge of manufacturing and monitoring their implementation in the various countries where Cryogel is involved.


Tristan Robert, Senior VP, Sales and Marketing

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Mechanical engineer with a degree in the energy field and a master in marketing, Tristan has been working for over 20 years in international business development; in particular in the construction, air conditioning, heating, and renewable energies areas, including among leading companies such as Carrier and Wilo..