Group Governance

Born: 1959
French

History as a Director

First elected as a Director:

June 8, 2017 (co-opting)

Re-elected:

Once (2020 General Meeting)

Current term expires:

2024 General Meeting

Directorships of other listed companies:

Eutelsat Communications SA, Technicolor, Golden Falcon Acquisition

Dominique D’Hinnin is a graduate of École Normale Supérieure and École Nationale d’Administration. He began his career in 1986 with France's Inspection des Finances before joining Lagardère as Chief Internal Auditor in 1990. In 1993, he became Chief Financial Officer of Hachette Livre and went on to be named Executive Vice President of Grolier Inc (Connecticut, USA) in 1994. In 1998, he was appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Lagardère group, where he also held the position of co managing partner between 2009 and 2016.

Born: 1951
Italian

History as a Director

First elected as a Director:

June 1, 2020

Re-elected:

0

Current term expires:

2024 General Meeting

Directorships of other listed companies:

Vinci

Graziella Gavezotti is a graduate of IULM University in Milan and has a degree in psychology from La Jolla University (Rijeka, Croatia). She joined Jacques Borel in 1976, opening the Italian subsidiary, where she launched Ticket Restaurant®. She successively became Sales Director in 1976, Sales and Marketing Director in 1981, General Manager in 2001 and Chair and Managing Director in 2006. In 2012, she was appointed Chief Operating Officer of Southern Europe, then Chief Operating Officer of Southern Europe and Africa in 2018. Since 2013, she has also acted as an independent director on the Board of Directors of Vinci SA.

Born: 1960
Italian

History as a Director

First elected as a Director:

May 11, 2021

Re-elected:

0

Current term expires:

2025 General Meeting

Directorships of other listed companies:

CIR S.p.A., Hera S.p.A.

Monica Mondardini has held several international management positions within the publishing (Hachette) and insurance (Generali) sectors, which have witnessed fast-paced digitalization. She also has experience in corporate governance as Deputy Director of GEDI Gruppo Editoriale (2009-2018), and director of CIR S.p.A., a major industrial holding company listed on the Milan stock exchange.

Born: 1960
Spanish

History as a Director

First elected as a director:

May 11, 20222

Re-elected:

0

Current term expires:

2026 General Meeting

Directorships of other listed companies:

Coface SA

Bernardo Sanchez Incera has international and managerial experience, for example in banking, credit and retail, including Société Générale (2009-2018), Monoprix (2004-2009), LVMH (2001-2003), Zara France (1996-1999), Banca Jover Spain (1994-1996) and Crédit Lyonnais (1992-1994). He is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of Coface SA.

Born: 1978
French

History as a Director

First elected as a Director:

May 13, 2014

Re-elected:

Twice (2018 and 2022 General Meetings)

Current term expires:

AG 2026

Directorships of other listed companies:

none

A graduate of La Sorbonne University, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Fontenay-Saint-Cloud and IEP Paris, in 2001 Maëlle Gavet set up Predstavitelskij.dom, a Russian corporate events company, before joining Boston Consulting Group as a partner in 2003. In 2010, she joined Ozon.ru as Sales and Marketing Director, becoming Chief Executive Officer in 2011. In 2015, she was appointed Executive Vice-President of Global Operations for Priceline Group and then Chief Executive Officer of Compass in 2017.

Born: 1957
French

History as a Director

First elected as a Director:

June 29, 2010

Re-elected: 3 times

(2013, 2017 and 2021 General Meetings)

Current term expires:

2025 General Meeting

Directorships of other listed companies:

Crédit Agricole SA, WNS Services, La Française des Jeux

A graduate of Ensimag, Françoise Gri joined the IBM Group in 1981. She was appointed Director of the E-business Solutions Marketing and Sales division of IBM EMEA in 1996, and then Director of Sales Operations for IBM EMEA in 2000. After serving as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IBM France from 2001 to 2007, Françoise Gri was Chairman of ManpowerGroup France and Southern Europe from 2007 to 2012, before joining the Pierre & Vacances-Center Parcs group in 2013 and being promoted to Chief Executive Officer until 2014. In 2016, she was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Viadeo.

Since 2015, she is CEO of Françoise Gri Conseil; between 2017 and 2022, she was Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Edenred.

Born: 1961
French

History as a Director

First appointed as a Director:

June 26, 2018

Re-appointed:

Once (Social and Economic Council on February 17, 2022)

Current term expires:

2026 General Meeting

Directorships of other listed companies:

none

Jean-Bernard Hamel is a graduated of the ESC Amiens Business school. He started his career in 1985 in Volkswagen with different jobs in the finance team and finally as Corporate Treasury Manager (early 1990’s). He pursued in this area in different companies: Europcar as Group Treasury Manager, Accor as International Treasury Manager & Louis Delhaize as Treasury Manager and Chief Financing Officer.

In June 2010, he joined Edenred as VP Treasury and Finance Director. He is appointed director representing the employees by Edenred's social and economic committee in June 2018.

Born: 1975
French

History as a Director

First elected as a Director:

October 3, 2013 (co-opting)

Re-elected:

3 times (2014, 2018 and 2022 General Meetings)

Current term expires:

2026 General Meeting

Directorships of other listed companies:

none

Jean-Romain Lhomme graduated with a degree in business administration and finance from HEC Business School in Paris and minored in international business at ESADE (Barcelona).

He started his career as an analyst in New York and Brazil for the Latin American privatization team of Paribas and for Mercer Management Consulting (Oliver Wyman) as an analyst in Paris. He then worked for the Strategic Director of PPR, mostly focusing on acquisitions and new retail formats.

He joined Colony Capital in 2000 where until 2015, he was Principal and Co-Head of Colony Capital Europe, responsible for the identification, evaluation, consummation and management of new European investments.

Jean-Romain Lhomme is currently Managing Director of Lake Invest Sarl, a company that invests in innovative businesses.

Born: 1964
French

History as a Director

First elected as a Director:

May 11, 2021

Re-elected:

0

Current term expires:

2025 General Meeting

Directorships of other listed companies:

0

Philippe Vallée has acquired recognized expertise in international management, digital technology, payment systems and IT security throughout his career, which began at Matra. He subsequently held different positions at Gemplus and then at Gemalto from 2006, where he was Chief Executive Officer between 2016 and 2019. Philippe Vallée is currently Executive Vice-President, Digital Identity and Security at Thales.

Born: 1961​
Brazilian

History as a Director

First elected as a Director:

March 23, 2016 (co-opting

Re-elected:

Twice (2017 and 2021 General Meetings

Current term expires:

2025 General Meeting

Directorships of other listed companies:

none

Sylvia Coutinho holds a degree in engineering and a post-graduate degree in economics from the University of São Paulo, as well as an MBA from Columbia University in New York. She started her career in 1984 at the banking group Citigroup, where she held several high-responsibility positions in Brazil and the United States. In 2003, she joined HSBC where she held senior positions in the wealth and asset management divisions, and notably became Head of Retail Banking and Wealth Management divisions for Latin America and Head of Global Asset Management for the Americas. 

Since 2013, Sylvia Coutinho serves as the Country Head of the banking group UBS Group in Brazil and heads UBS’s Brazilian Executive Committee.

In 2018, she is appointed Head of Wealth Management Latam UBS Brazil.

Born: 1959
French

History as a Director

First elected as a Director:

June 8, 2017 (co-opting)

Re-elected:

Once (2020 General Meeting)

Current term expires:

2024 General Meeting

Directorships of other listed companies:

Eutelsat Communications SA, Technicolor, Golden Falcon Acquisition

Dominique D’Hinnin is a graduate of École Normale Supérieure and École Nationale d’Administration. He began his career in 1986 with France's Inspection des Finances before joining Lagardère as Chief Internal Auditor in 1990. In 1993, he became Chief Financial Officer of Hachette Livre and went on to be named Executive Vice President of Grolier Inc (Connecticut, USA) in 1994. In 1998, he was appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Lagardère group, where he also held the position of co managing partner between 2009 and 2016.

Born: 1970
Spanish

History as a Director

First elected as a Director:

May 11, 2021

Re-elected:

0

Current term expires:

2025 General Meeting

Directorships of other listed companies:

Legrand, Bridgepoint Group plc, Advini SA

Angeles Garcia Poveda has developed expertise in strategy and talent management, notably while working at BCG (1993-2008), and in human capital, governance advisory, and management at Spencer Stuart (since 2008), where she led the EMEA region. She also has experience in governance of a listed company as both Chairman of the Board of Directors and member of the Strategy and Social Responsibility Committee of Legrand SA.