Universal Registration Document - Fiscal 2023

Background

François-Xavier Bellon began his career in 1990 with the Adecco group, working first in France and then in Spain.

In 1995, he joined the Sodexo Group, taking up an operational role in the Healthcare segment in France. In 1999, he was appointed Regional Director in Mexico DF and subsequently became Chief Executive Officer of Sodexo Mexico.

In 2004, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Sodexo UK & Ireland. He resigned from his post a few months later for health reasons.

He rejoined the Adecco group in September 2004 and headed up the Sales and Marketing Department of the Global Staffing Division as well as managing the Group’s key international accounts, based between Zurich and London. Through this experience he gained a deep knowledge of human resources management.

In May 2007, François-Xavier Bellon took over a company based in the United Kingdom that provides Homecare services to dependent people, of which he became Chief Executive Officer before founding Lifecarers. He then left Lifecarers in November 2019 to focus on his various roles within Bellon SA (Chairman of the Management Board) and Sodexo (director).

Other positions and corporate offices held

Companies linked to Sodexo

FRENCH COMPANIES

Chairman of the Management Board: Bellon SA

FOREIGN COMPANIES

None

Companies not linked to Sodexo

FRENCH COMPANIES

Chief Executive Officer: PB Holding SAS

FOREIGN COMPANIES

None

Other positions and corporate offices held within the past five years but no longer held

• Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors: Lifecarers Ltd. (UK) (Term ended: October 2019)
• Member of the Board of Directors: U1^st Sports SA (Spain) (Term ended: January 2019); House of HR (Belgium) (Term ended: January 2019)
• Advisor: French Foreign Trade Commission (Term ended: December 2018)