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

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