NATHALIE BELLON-SZABO
Born January 26, 1964
French nationality
Graduate of the European Business School
First appointed : July 26, 1989
Expiration of current term : at the Annual Shareholders Meeting held to adopt the Fiscal 2026 financial statements
Member of the Nominating Committee and the Sustainability Committee
Competencies
Number of Sodexo shares held : 3,052
Main role : Chief Executive Officer, Sodexo Live! Worldwide
Business address :
Sodexo
255, quai de la Bataille-de-Stalingrad
92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux (France)
Background
Nathalie Bellon-Szabo began her career in the catering industry in 1987. In 1989, she became an account manager for Scott Traiteur, and then Sales Manager of Le Pavillon Royal.
She joined Sodexo in March 1996 as Sales Director for Sodexo Prestige in France, becoming a Regional Manager in 1999. In September 2003, she was appointed Managing Director of Sodexo Prestige, and Managing Director of L’Affiche in January 2006. She became Chief Executive Officer of Sodexo Prestige Sports and Leisure in France on September 1, 2010 and Chair of the Management Board of Lenôtre in 2012.
On September 1, 2015, Nathalie Bellon-Szabo was appointed Chief Executive Officer Sports and Leisure France, On-site Services and Chief Operating Officer Sports and Leisure Worldwide, On-site Services.
On June 19, 2018, she was appointed Chief Executive Officer Sports and Leisure Worldwide (now Sodexo Live!) and joined the Group Executive Committee. In September 2021, Sodexo unveiled Sodexo Live!, its brand dedicated to hospitality, events, sports and leisure. Nathalie Bellon-Szabo is the brand’s Chief Executive Officer with the ambition of making it the global standard for catering and hospitality experiences in the worlds of sport, tourism, leisure and events. She develops offerings promoting a social, inclusive and green economy with concrete commitments meeting ever increasing sustainability requirements.
She is Chair of the Pierre Bellon Foundation.
Other positions and corporate offices held
Companies linked to Sodexo
FRENCH COMPANIES
- Member of the Management Board : Bellon SA
- Chair: Gedex SAS; Lenôtre SAS; Umanis SAS; Pierre Bellon Foundation
FOREIGN COMPANIES
Member of the Board of Directors : Pluxee N.V.*
(Netherlands)
Companies not linked to Sodexo
FRENCH COMPANIES
None
FOREIGN COMPANIES
None
Other positions and corporate offices held within the past five years but no longer held
- Chair of the Management Board : Société du Lido (SEGSMHI) , (France) (Term ended: February 2022)
- Chair of the Board of Directors : Lenôtre SA (France) (Term ended: July 2021)
* Listed company.