Universal Registration Document - Fiscal 2023

7. Corporate governance

Patrice de TALHOUËT

Born June 18, 1966

French nationality

Graduate of Diplôme d’Études Comptables et Financières (DECF) and a Bachelor in Economic Sciences

First appointed: December 19, 2022

Expiration of current term: at the Annual Shareholders Meeting held to adopt the Fiscal 2025 financial statements

Competencies

Executive management of international companiesFinanceSustainable development – Societal commitment and human resourcesStrategy – Mergers and Acquisitions Knowledge of the service sector

Number of Sodexo shares held: 400

Main role: Managing Director and Member of the Supervisory Board of Bellon SA

Business address:

Sodexo

255, quai de la Bataille-de-Stalingrad

92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux (France)

Background

Patrice de Talhouët has more than 20 years of international experience (U.S., UK, Belgium...) in large groups, mainly family owned (Mars, Coty, JAB). Most recently, he was Group Chief Financial Officer of Coty, a cosmetics group listed on the New York Stock Exchange (S&P 500).

He has then been head of the JAB Consumer Fund in Europe within the family holding company that controls Coty. Patrice also worked for 7 years for the Mars family group where, after having held the position of CFO Europe, he worked in the U.S. directly with the Mars family (100% owner). He previously held financial responsibility positions within the Alcatel-Lucent group for 12 years.

Patrice de Talhouët joined Bellon SA as Managing Director, a newly created position to enable Bellon SA to fully ensure its missions, notably the control and joint management of the Sodexo Group as well as the support of its development over the long term.

Through his Board membership of the Café Joyeux and Fondation des Amis de l'Arche, he also contributes to the development of new models of social and inclusive economy.

Other positions and corporate offices held

Companies linked to Sodexo

FRENCH COMPANIES

None

FOREIGN COMPANIES

None

Companies not linked to Sodexo

FRENCH COMPANIES

  • Member of the Board of Directors: Café Joyeux, Fondation des Amis de l’ArcheFOREIGN COMPANIES
  • Member of the Board of Director: Prêt à Manger, and also Chairman of the Audit and Finance Committee of Prêt à Manger
  • Member of the Board of Directors: Espresso House, and also Chairman of the Audit and Finance Committee of Espresso House
Other positions and corporate offices held within the past five years but no longer held

None