Sodexo announces the composition of Pluxee’s future Board of Directors
13 Dezember 2023 - 7:02AM
Proposed Board members bring highly relevant
leadership experience, acquired both in large publicly listed
companies and start-ups.
Issy-les-Moulineaux, December 13, 2023 - The future Board
combines substantial global leadership experience, spanning from
technology start-ups to major publicly listed companies, and strong
expertise in areas such as digital, data management, cybersecurity,
payment, and human resources.
The Executive Chair of the Board will be Didier
Michaud-Daniel. The Board will include four representatives of the
Bellon family, as well as five independent directors, as
follows:
- Bellon family directors:
- Sophie Bellon, Sodexo’s Chairwoman of the Board of Directors
and Chief Executive Officer;
- Nathalie Bellon-Szabo, CEO, Sodexo Live! Worldwide;
- François-Xavier Bellon, Chairman of the Management Board of
Bellon S.A.;
- Laszlo Szabo, Co-Founder and CEO of start-up Kiln.
- Independent directors:
- Guillaume Boutin, CEO of Proximus;
- Bénédicte Chrétien, Group HR Director and member of Crédit
Agricole S.A.'s Executive Committee;
- Arnaud Loiseau, CEO of Redpin;
- Michel-Alain Proch, CFO and member of the Management Board of
Publicis Group;
- Bénédicte de Raphélis Soissan, Founder and General Partner of
Emblem.
Didier Michaud-Daniel, Executive Chair of the Board of
Pluxee, said: “I have full confidence that the future Board
combines the leadership, expertise, and diversity of perspectives
to guide Pluxee in the execution of its strategy as it embarks on
this exciting journey as a pure player. Together, we will steer the
company’s trajectory in delivering sustained growth and value
creation for its stakeholders.”
The proposed Board members will be appointed before the
completion of the spin-off and listing of Pluxee during a general
meeting with Sodexo as sole shareholder.
About Sodexo
Founded in Marseille in 1966 by Pierre Bellon, Sodexo is the
global leader in sustainable food and valued experiences at every
moment in life: learn, work, heal and play. The Group stands out
for its independence, its founding family shareholding and its
responsible business model. Its portfolio of activities includes
Sodexo Food and Facilities Management Services and Pluxee Employee
Benefit Solutions, activity for which the Group announced a
spin-off and listing project in early 2024. This diversified offer
meets all the challenges of everyday life with a dual goal: to
improve the quality of life of our employees and those we serve,
and contribute to the economic, social and environmental progress
in the communities where we operate. For Sodexo, growth and social
commitment go hand in hand. Our purpose is to create a better
everyday for everyone to build a better life for all.
Sodexo is included in the CAC Next 20, CAC 40 ESG, CAC SBT 1.5,
FTSE 4 Good and DJSI indices.
Key Figures
- 22.6 billion euros Fiscal 2023 consolidated revenues
- 430,000 employees as at August 31, 2023
- #1 France-based private employer worldwide
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- 45 countries
- 80 million consumers served daily
- 14.3 billion euro in market capitalization (as at October 25,
2023)
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About Pluxee
Pluxee is a global leader in employee benefits
and engagement that operates in 31 countries. Pluxee helps
companies attract and retain talents thanks to a broad range of
benefits and engagement solutions across Meal & Food,
Wellbeing, Lifestyle, Reward & Recognition, and Public
Benefits.
Powered by best-in-class secured technology, and
its more than 5,000 diverse and engaged team members, Pluxee acts
as a trusted partner within a highly interconnected B2B2C ecosystem
made up of more than 500,000 clients, 36 million consumers and 1.7
million merchants.
Conducting its business as a trusted partner
since for than 45 years, Pluxee is committed to creating a positive
impact on all its stakeholders, from driving business to local
communities, to supporting wellbeing at work for employees while
protecting the planet.
For more information: www.pluxeegroup.com
Notes to Editors
Biographies of the future Board of Directors
- Didier Michaud-Daniel, from March 2012 to end of June
2023, served as CEO of Bureau Veritas, a world leader in laboratory
testing, inspection, and certification services with annual revenue
of €5.7bn and a market cap of €11bn, listed on Euronext Paris and
part of the SBF 120 index. Didier Michaud-Daniel started his career
in 1981 at OTIS, the world's leading elevator and escalator
manufacturing, installation, and service company, where he held
operations and sales positions. He was appointed Deputy General
Manager of Operations in January 1998. Didier Michaud-Daniel then
became Managing Director of OTIS UK and Ireland based in London,
then Chairman of OTIS for the UK, Germany, and the Central Europe
region, before being appointed Executive Chairman of the USD12bn
revenue company OTIS Elevator in May 2008, a role for which he was
based in the US for 4 years. Since 2019, Didier Michaud-Daniel has
been an independent member of the Supervisory Board of Tarkett, a
family-controlled company, global leader in the industry of
flooring solutions. Since June 2023, Didier Michaud-Daniel has also
been a member of the Board of Directors of the SAUR group, a global
provider of water services. Didier Michaud-Daniel is a graduate of
Poitiers’ school of business management and the European Business
Administration Institute INSEAD and is Knight of the Legion of
Honor (chevalier de la Légion d’honneur), one of the most
recognized French order of Merit.
- Sophie Bellon is the Chairwoman and Chief Executive
Officer of Sodexo. Sophie began her career in 1985 with Crédit
Lyonnais in the United States as a mergers and acquisitions advisor
for the bank’s French clientele in New York. She joined Sodexo in
1994 as a senior analyst in the group’s Finance Department. In
2001, she was appointed Project Manager – Strategic Financial
Planning within the group’s Strategic Planning Department to
develop and implement key performance indicators for the group. In
September 2005, she was named Group Vice President of Client
Retention and was responsible for the worldwide deployment of the
initiative on client retention. In September 2008, she was
appointed Chief Executive Officer of Corporate Services for Sodexo
France. In that capacity, she also took over responsibility for
Facilities Management activities in France in September 2010. In
November 2013, Sophie Bellon was appointed Vice Chairwoman of the
Sodexo Board of Directors (replacing Robert Baconnier) and was also
entrusted with specific responsibilities such as increasing, within
Sodexo, the pace of Research, Development and Innovation,
particularly in Quality of Life services division. On January 26,
2016, Sophie Bellon became Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of
Sodexo S.A. Following the departure of Denis Machuel on September
30, 2021, she took on the position of interim Chief Executive
Officer of Sodexo from October 1, 2021, before being appointed
Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer by the Board of Directors on
February 15, 2022.
- Nathalie Bellon-Szabo began her career in the food
services industry in 1987. In 1989, she became Account Manager for
Scott Traiteur, and then Sales Manager of Le Pavillon Royal. She
joined Sodexo in March 1996 as Sales Director for Sodexo Prestige
in France, becoming a Regional Manager in 1999. In September 2003,
she was appointed Managing Director of Sodexo Prestige, and
Managing Director of L’Affiche in January 2006. She became Chief
Executive Officer of Sodexo Prestige Sports and Leisure
in France on September 1, 2010, and Chairwoman of the
Management Board of Lenôtre in 2012. On September 1, 2015, Nathalie
Bellon-Szabo was appointed Chief Executive Officer Sports and
Leisure France, On-site Services and Chief Operating Officer Sports
and Leisure Worldwide, On-site Services. On June 19, 2018, she was
appointed Chief Executive Officer Sports and Leisure (now Sodexo
Live!) Worldwide and joined the Group Executive Committee. In
September 2021, Sodexo unveiled Sodexo Live! its brand dedicated to
hospitality, events, sports, and leisure. Nathalie Bellon-Szabo is
its Managing Director worldwide with the ambition to make Sodexo
Live! the world reference for catering and hospitality experiences
in the worlds of sports, tourism, leisure, and events. She is also
the Chairwoman of the Pierre Bellon Foundation.
- François-Xavier Bellon is currently Chairman of the
Management Board of Bellon S.A. François-Xavier began his
career in 1990 with the Adecco group, working first in France and
then in Spain. In 1995, he joined Sodexo Group, taking up an
operational role in the Healthcare segment in France. In 1999, he
was appointed Regional Director in Mexico City and subsequently
became Chief Executive Officer of Sodexo Mexico. In 2004, he was
appointed Chief Executive Officer of Sodexo UK & Ireland. He
resigned from his position a few months later for health reasons.
He rejoined the Adecco group in September 2004 and headed up the
Sales and Marketing Department of the Global Staffing Division as
well as managing the group’s key international accounts, based
between Zurich and London. Through this experience he gained a deep
knowledge of human resources management. In May 2007,
François-Xavier Bellon took over a company based in the United
Kingdom that provides home care services to dependent people, of
which he became Chief Executive Officer before founding LifeCarers.
He then left LifeCarers in November 2019 to focus on his various
roles within Bellon S.A.
- Laszlo Szabo, since January 2018, has been the
Co-Founder and CEO of Kiln, the leading digital asset yield
platform. Kiln democratizes value creation in the digital asset
ecosystem by offering platforms easy access to yields benefiting
millions of users. Previously, Laszlo co-founded Skill Hunter in
2015, a tech recruitment agency based in Marseille focusing on tech
profiles to help companies shape the future. During that time,
Laszlo developed a keen interest in the blockchain ecosystem and
technologies. Laszlo Szabo holds a Bachelor of Business
Administration in Hospitality Management from Glion,
Switzerland.
- Guillaume Boutin, since December 1, 2019, has been the
Chief Executive Officer of Proximus, a leading provider of telecom
and digital services, operating in Benelux as well as in other
global markets, listed on Euronext Brussels and part of the BEL20
index. He joined the Proximus Executive Committee as Chief Consumer
Market Officer in August 2017. Guillaume Boutin started his career
in Istranet, a web start-up. He then joined SFR, where he
successively held various positions in strategy, finance, and
marketing until he joined Canal+ Group in 2015 as Chief Marketing
Officer. He holds a master’s degree from Telecom Sud Paris and a
master’s degree from HEC Paris. He is also the Chairman of the
Board of Directors of BICS and Telesign, two Proximus
entities.
- Bénédicte Chrétien is currently Group Human Resources
Director, and a member of Executive committee, at Crédit Agricole
S.A. Bénédicte Chrétien began her career in the Human Resources
Department of Axa in 1992, with responsibility over the IT
department. In 1995, she joined the Human Resources team at Axa
Investment Managers, the asset management entity of the Axa group
as Recruitment Officer. She subsequently helped set up the private
management division at Axa Investment Managers, taking on sales
responsibilities. In 2001, Bénédicte Chrétien supported
acquisitions and restructuring, reporting directly to the CEO of
Axa Investment Managers. In 2003, she returned to Human Resources
and was responsible for support functions before being appointed
Operational Head of Human Resources at Axa Investment Managers,
where she supported the company's international expansion in the
United States, Europe, and Asia. In 2010, Bénédicte Chrétien was
promoted Global Head of Human Resources, a member of the Executive
Committee and a member of the Board of Directors of Axa Investment
Managers Paris. In 2013, she was appointed Head of Human Resources
and a member of the Executive Committee of the Edmond de Rothschild
group in Geneva. In November 2014, she joined Crédit Agricole S.A.
as HR Director for International Subsidies. She serves today as
Group Head of Human Resources. Bénédicte Chrétien holds a master’s
degree in human resources from Paris I University. She has also
been a Non-Executive Director at Indosuez Wealth since 2018 and at
Amundi since 2023, two entities of Crédit Agricole Group.
- Arnaud Loiseau is currently the CEO of Redpin, a global
technology and payment company backed by private equity funds
Blackstone, Corsair and Palamon Capital. He was previously the
Chief Executive Officer of the International division of WorldRemit
(today Zepz), a USD5bn consumer fintech company. From 2013 to 2020
he was Vice President at King Digital Entertainment (USD7bn IPO on
NYSE), the developer of the leading mobile game Candy Crush Saga.
There, he led various functions including corporate development,
strategy, publishing, and new product development. Arnaud joined
King after he sold mobile TV companion application Starling.tv,
which he co-founded. Starting his career in 2001 as a trader at
Société Générale, Arnaud rapidly moved to Reuters in New York where
he supported M&A activities and corporate development. After
his MBA, he joined media conglomerate Bertelsmann, where he held
various operational and corporate development roles in New York,
Beijing, and Madrid. Arnaud holds a Master of Science from Ecole
Polytechnique in France and an MBA from Harvard Business School in
the United States.
- Michel-Alain Proch, since January 2021, has been serving
Publicis Groupe as Chief Financial Officer and member of the
Management Board. He was formerly Chief Financial Officer of
Ingenico from February 2019 until its acquisition by Worldline in
November 2020. He then served as Advisor to the CEO in the merger
of the two companies until 2021. Previously, he was Senior EVP
& Group Chief Digital Officer at Atos after having led its
group operations in North America from 2015 to 2017. As EVP and
Group Chief Financial Officer of Atos from 2007 to 2015, he
structured the finance department and led several major M&A
operations. He also successfully co-led the IPO of Worldline and
served as Board Member of Worldline until 2016. Michel-Alain Proch
has also previously held senior executive roles at Hermès in France
and the United States for 8 years. He started his career as a
consultant at Deloitte & Touche in France and the UK.
Michel-Alain Proch holds a master’s degree in finance from Toulouse
Business School. Since March 2020, Michel-Alain Proch has been
Board VP of Maisons du Monde, Chairman of its audit committee and
member of its compensation committee. In February 2024,
Michel-Alain Proch will be appointed as the new CFO of
the London Stock Exchange Group.
- Bénédicte de Raphélis Soissan is one of the Founders and
General Partners of Emblem, a Venture Capital firm investing a €75m
fund into French and Nordic seed-stage startups. Before this,
Bénédicte was the Founder of Clustree, a French technology company
created in 2014, that developed one of the world’s most
sophisticated skills engines and ontology, using machine learning
and bias-free algorithms, to help leading organizations such as
Carrefour, SNCF and Sanofi match their employees’ skills with
specific job positions. Clustree was acquired in 2020 by
Nasdaq-listed Cornerstone OnDemand, the global leader in Corporate
Learning software solutions. Bénédicte is also one of the most
active French business angels and a former Venture Partner at
Northzone, a leading Scandinavian Venture Capital firm (iZettle,
Klarna, Personio, Spotify). Bénédicte holds a master’s degree in
managerial economics from Université Paul Cézanne Aix-Marseille III
and a master’s degree in applied mathematics from Université
Panthéon Sorbonne Paris I.
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