Notable alumni
These people contribute to the notoriety of EDHEC thanks to their successful career or their engagement for the School, students and graduates.
EDHEC alumni of the year
 Bernard FOURNIER (Master 1962) Chairman XEROX Limited Now retired |
 Michel LEFEBVRE (Master 1970) CEO FERINEL |
 Patrick DE ROUX (Master 1969) Director EUROPCAR Now retired |
 Paul-Georges DESPATURE (Master 1966) Chairman of the Executive Committee, DAMART SOMFY Now Chairman of the Board of Directors, EDIFY |
 Hervé GUILLAUME (Master 1970) CEO, CFAO |
 Thierry MARRAUD (Master 1966) Executive Director Spain & Portugal, Groupe ST GOBAIN Now Company Director, Consultant |
 Richard SIMONIN (Master 1976) CHAIRMAN AND CEO, GIVENCHY |
 Stéphane DACQUIN (Master 1959) HR Director, ALCATEL ALSTHOM |
 Jean-Claude BROGNAUX (Master 1962) Chairman, Groupe Les Papiers de Presse Now CEO of several companies |
 Michel GRILLON (Master 1973) CEO, SOTHYS International Retired |
 Hélène RATTE (Master 1974) HR PARTNER, DELOITTE |
 Michel GUILLEMOT (Master 1980) CEO, Gameloft Now CEO, UBISOFT Entertainment |
 Béatrice DUPONT (Master 1965) VP, Christian Dior Inc Now Consultant Marketing and Merchandising, BEATRICE DUPONT Associates |
 Jérôme FRIZZERA MOGLI (Master 1994) Founder and CEO, MAGICMAMAN.COM Now Company Director |
 Franck MOISON (Master 1975) PRESIDENT CENTRAL EUROPE & RUSSIA, COLGATE PALMOLIVE |
 Laurent FREIXE (Master 1985) Managing Director, Nutrition Division, NESTLE FRANCE Now Executive Vice President NESTLE S.A., Head of Zone Americas |
 Gilles NORMAND (Master 1986) General Manager Latin America & the Carribean, NISSAN MOTOR CORP. |
 Vincent CHENEY (Master 1980) President Pharmaceuticals France and General Manager Belgium & Netherlands, PROCTER & GAMBLE Now Partner corporate Development & Europe, NEXTEP |
 Franck RENAUDIN (Master 1986) Director, ENTREPRENEURS DU MONDE |
 Mickael BOUMENDIL (Master 1994) President, SIXIEME SON |
 Christian POLGE (Master 1989) Ex-President & CEO, COCA COLA FRANCE Now President, LES 2 MARMOTTES |
 Christophe BONDUELLE (Master 1982) CEO, BONDUELLE |
 Eric LEGROS (Master 1981) Executive Committee member, CARREFOUR Now CEO MAF, groupe CARREFOUR |
 Pierre GAUTHEY (Master 2006) CO FOUNDER, PETIT-FILS |
 Damien TIXIER (Master 2006) CO FOUNDER, PETIT-FILS |
 Emmanuelle GUILBART (Master 1988) Executive Vice-President of Programmes, FRANCE TELEVISIONS Now Joint-CEO, ABOUT PREMIUM CONTENT |
 Thierry DRECQ (Master 1980) Chairman, ECF |
 Philippe LEOPOLD-METZGER (Master 1977) CEO, PIAGET |
 Mickael BURKE (Master 1980) CEO, LOUIS VUITTON MALLETIER |
 Amélie VIDAL SIMI (Master 1999) CEO, HENKEL FRANCE |
 Emmanuel VIELLARD (Master 1986) President & CEO, LISI GROUP |
 Sophie BELLON (Master 1983) Chairwoman, SODEXO |
 Pascal BRIER (Master 1985) Group Executive VP - Strategy, Innovation & Group Solutions, ALTRAN Now Deputy General Director / Group Executive VP, ALTRAN |
 Sacha POIGNONNEC (Master 2002) Co-founder and co-CEO, JUMIA |
 Anne DE BAYSER (Master 1991) Deputy Secretary of the Presidence of the French Republic |
 Philippe GUERRET (Master 1996) Co-founder and CEO, M2i Life Sciences |
EDHEC Entrepreneurs of the year
 Guillaume RICHARD (Master 1996) FOUNDER, O |
 Rudy MUTI (Master 2005) EXECUTIVE MANAGER, CRECHES ET MALICES |
 Hervé BORGOLTZ (Master 1977) President & Executive director, DBT CEV |
 Jean-Baptiste DUQUESNE (Master 1994) Executive director, Groupe Confidentielles Also serial entrepreneur with The Smart Arrow, 750g Food, Château Cazebonne |
 Béatrice DE MONTILLE (Master 1999) Founder, MERCI MAMAN |
 Christian RAISSON (Master 1994) Founder, Mano Mano (ex monEchelle.fr) |
 Philippe DE CHANVILLE (Master 2003) Founder, Mano Mano (ex monEchelle.fr) |
 François DELTOUR (Master 1981) Executive director, EFFINITY PARTNERS |
 Aurélien LEPRETRE (Master 2000) President, INSITACTION |
 Jean-Marc LAZARD (Master 1995) CEO, OPENDATASOFT |
 Maxime LEGARDEZ (Master 2011) CEO, EVEROAD |
 Thomas de MOUSSAC (Master 2003) Co-founder, TECHNIQUE SOLAIRE |
 Julien FLEURY (Master 2001) Co-founder, TECHNIQUE SOLAIRE |
 Lionel THEMINE (Master 2003) Co-founder, TECHNIQUE SOLAIRE |
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Class patrons
 Sandrine DUFOUR (BBA 1996) CEO, VERT ET O |
 Gilles DOMARTINI (BBA 1995) CEO, CLEENG |
 Hélène DEMOLIERE (BBA 1995) Global Consumer & Market insights Director, Ubisoft |
  Camille NEHME (BBA 1994) VP Finance & Strategic Development GULF OIL INT. |
 Tanguy DEWAVRIN (BBA 1992) Executive Director, CASTORAMA POLAND |
 Maud CHICHEPORTICHE (BBA 1998) Writer & Publisher, THE PINK GUIDE |
 Virginie DUPREZ (BBA 1997) CEO, Niestroy & Duprez |
 Manuel GORCY (BBA 1994) Spécialiste Marchés Financiers Autorité des Marchés Financiers au QUEBEC |
 Jean-Guillaume POLLET (BBA 1995) GENERAL MANAGER, L'OREAL LUXE PRAGUE |
 Laurent CALVINO (BBA 1996) Executive Director, CMA CGM Morrocco |
 Antoine KERRINCKX (BBA 1995) Executive Director, ATOS BELGIUM |
 Bertrand KUBULA (BBA 1995) VP Compliance Advisory & Product & Technical, Barclays Wealth |
 Pierre-Marin DEVILDER (BBA 2002) Associate Director, GROUPE SWEETCO |
 Virginie COLL (BBA 1995) Director, Polyclinique SANTA MARIA |
 Capucine PIERARD (BBA 1997) Managing Director & Chief Data Office, HAVAS MEDIA |
 Nicolas BERMOND (BBA 2005) Global media manager, NBA |
 François ROUZE (BBA 1996) MARKETING DIRECTOR, SEB GROUP MEXICO |
 Valentine GUERIN (BBA 1999) Co-Director, Clinique Saint François |
 Grégory MALLEVILLE (BBA 1996) Directeur national des ventes, TWF – EPIDIS |
 Céline PANIZZI (BBA 2005) Global Digital Marketing Manager, CAMPER |
 François Xavier DESPLANCKE (BBA 1992) CEO, MOET HENNESSY DIAGEO France |
 Amaury FLOTAT (BBA 1998) President of YNCREA Hauts de France President of EPA Hauts de France |
Start-up founders of the year
 Julie CHAPON (MASTER 2011) CEO, YUKA |
 Thomas VENTURINI (MASTER 2013) CEO, LIBERKEYS |
 Julien WATRY (MASTER 2013) CEO, LIBERKEYS |
Committed graduates of the year
 Olivier ROCHEDREUX (BBA 2013) Senior Associate Advisory, EY CHICAGO |
 Laurence COUDRIN (BBA 1994) Customer relations manager, Boulanger.com |
 Thomas ALUNNI (BBA 2005) General manager, Albax Paris - carrosserie Lecoq |
 Caroline DEFORGES (BBA 2013) Merchandising Manager Biscuit France, MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL |
 Gervaise PINSON (MASTER 1997) CEO, BEEMYCFO |