EDHEC ALUMNI: Moving towards equality in the board!

The last general meeting of EDHEC ALUMNI on January 13, 2014 saw a part of the office of the Association renewed.

Among the new directors of the Association, five women were elected and represented 42% of the share in the Board of Directors. This proportion is almost identical to the male/female proportion of the EDHEC network: beautiful parity!

We invite you to learn more about the motivations of Carolina PAILLOUX (GE 2005), Catherine CHAMPEYROL (GE 1987), Virginia Malekzadeh SALESSES (GE 1997) and Cécile HARDY ANCIAN (GE 1996). A section will be dedicated to Emmanuelle GUILBART (GE 1988), new president of the EDHEC Alumni Association!

Caroline PAILLOUX (GE 2005)
Founder of Ignition Program, an innovative graduate program steering towards entrepreneurship graduates and young high-growth companies.

Edhec was one of the great moment of my life: There I built my career, my friends network and my family. It is time for me to pay back , that’s why I would like to get involved in Alumni Association. Values of transmission and support are key for me and they are the basis of my entrepreneurial project. As Edhec, we should all be able to count on each others and learn from each others. For that we need an environment suitable for exchange and that’s what I want to work on by joining the Association. We should all be able to feel a part of a rope team, in solidarity toward success.

Catherine CHAMPEYROL (GE 1987)
Founder of Beautemps (creation consulting) 

Since 2001 I give lectures on Nice and Lille/Roubaix campuses. It’s the opportunity to share and to challenge my expertise about creativity, trendforecasting, innovation with younger generations. I appreciate this moments and they keep me connected with EDHEC on the long run.EDHEC has reached a major international scope now and I wish I could promote interactions between the generations and the cultures gathered by EDHEC ALUMNI.Transversality, cross-generation, cross-culture : these 3 key words inspired me to launch with a few ambassadors the EDHEC ALUMNI Club « Luxury and Lifestyle » in 2012

Virginie MALEKZADEH SALESSES (GE 1997)
Commercial Director, BACARDI

In the current economic context, as unemployment is rising reaching unexpected level, finding a new job is getting more and more difficult for each of us. Our school image, being a significant part of our personal brand, and the power of Edhec alumni network are key elements or our employability. As an experimented Marketing and Sales Director, I would like to contribute to strengthen Edhec brand and reinforce our network.

Cécile HARDY ANCIAN (GE 1996)
DIrector of Project Casakino, On-Demand platform providing French films for expatriates (Peru)

During my 3 profesional experiences abroad, the EDHEC community helped me to integrate in the country. It enabled me to meet EDHEC alumni and to create friendship ties on one side, and also profesional key contacts on the other side.I wish now to participate fully to the development of the association EDHEC Alumni abroad by bringing to the community my expatriation experience.