DENIS MACHUEL – CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Born April 19, 1964
French nationality
Graduate of the École nationale supérieure d’informatique et de mathématiques appliquées de Grenoble (ENSIMAG)
Holds a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from Texas A&M University
First appointed: January 23, 2018
Expiration of current term : September 30, 2021
Business address :
(until September 30, 2021)
Sodexo
255, quai de la Bataille-de-Stalingrad
92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux (France)
Number of Sodexo shares held: 35,330 as at September 30, 2021
Main role: Chief Executive Officer, Sodexo
Background
Denis began his career with Schneider Electric in Egypt, before taking on the role of consultant at Altran, with Dassault Électronique as client. He remained with Altran for 16 years, holding several management positions including Altran Technologies UK’s Chief Executive Officer, where he created the subsidiary. He then became Chief Executive Officer of Altran Technologies France, before becoming Director of Strategy and Offshore Operations.
In 2007, he joined Sodexo as Benefits & Rewards Services Chief Executive Officer for Central and Eastern Europe. In 2010, Denis took the lead of the Benefits & Rewards Services activity in Europe and Asia, before being appointed as Benefits & Rewards Services Chief Executive Office worldwide in January 2012. Denis joined Sodexo’s Executive Committee in January 2014. In January 2015, he also became Group Chief Digital Officer and, in September 2016, Denis was also appointed as Personal & Home Services Chief Executive Officer.
On January 23, 2018, Denis Machuel was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Sodexo and held this office until September 30, 2021.
Other positions and corporate offices held
Companies linked to Sodexo
FRENCH COMPANIES
None
FOREIGN COMPANIES
None
Companies not linked to Sodexo
FRENCH COMPANIES
None
FOREIGN COMPANIES
- Member of the Board of Directors: Catalyst (USA)
Other positions and corporate offices held within the past five years but no longer held
- Member of the Board of Directors: Sodexo, Inc. (USA)
- Member of the Management Board: Sodexo Pass Venezuela CA (Venezuela)
Denis Machuel held numerous other corporate offices in Sodexo Group subsidiaries within the past five years. For ease of reference, not all of these offices are listed here.
Executive Committee
The Chief Executive Officer is assisted by an Executive Committee.
The role of the Executive Committee is to support Sodexo’s growth and business development. This Committee – which has a diversified membership structure and includes key expertise, representing all of the Group’s activities, segments and geographies in which the Group operates – drives Sodexo’s consumer and customer-centric approach and maximizes the efficiency of execution locally.
The Executive Committee meets regularly and is the linchpin of the Group’s management structure. It is responsible not only for discussing and developing strategies to be recommended to the Board of Directors, but also for monitoring the implementation of these strategies once the Board of Directors has approved them. The Executive Committee tracks the implementation of action plans, monitors business unit performance, and assesses the potential benefits of growth opportunities and the risks inherent in its business operations.
During Fiscal 2021 the following changes took place in relation to the Executive Committee’s members:
- following Damien Verdier’s retirement on October 1, 2020:
- Sean Haley was appointed Chairman of Entegra in parallel with his role as CEO Services Operations Worldwide,
- Didier Sandoz, CEO Personal & Home Services, became the Group’s Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer and took over responsibility for the Stop Hunger network,
- Johnpaul Dimech – CEO Geographic Regions and Region Chair, Asia Pacific – and Anna Notarianni – Region Chair France, were given responsibility for issues concerning Group Institutional Relations. Anna Notarianni is also now responsible for matters related to Societal Innovation;
- Anne Bardot replaced Dianne Salt as Group Chief Communications Officer;
- Cathy Desquesses, Group Chief People Officer, left the Group and Annick de Vanssay was appointed Group Chief People Officer during the transition period until the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer;
- Satya-Christophe Menard, CEO, Schools Worldwide & Universities (outside the US) , left the Group.