Philippe Relland-Bernard has a DESS degree in international business law from Toulouse University's School of Social Sciences and a Master's Degree in international law from the Sorbonne.

He started his career in 1996 as a legal specialist for Eurest and then for Accor Services in 1999. In 2005, he was named Legal Affairs Director at Accor Services. Since 2009, he has been Executive Vice President, Legal Affairs, Tax and Insurance of Edenred and also Secretary for the Group's Board of Directors.