Born March 23, 1962
French nationality
Appointed: December 18, 2024
Expiration of current term: at the Annual Shareholders Meeting held to adopt the Fiscal 2026 financial statements
Member of the Compensation Committee since April 2, 2025
Competencies
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Number of Sodexo shares held:N/A
Main role: Food Tool Expert, Transformation and Technologies Department, Sodexo France
Business address:
Sodexo
255, quai de la Bataille-de-Stalingrad
92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux (France)
Background
Olivier Marchand, a graduate of the École Hôtelière in Lausanne, began his career in the hotel industry outside of France, working in South Africa, Australia, and the United Kingdom.
In September 1989, he joined the Sodexo Group in France, where he held various positions in health establishments, including the APHP, CHR and CHU. He then worked in the Health, Medical and Social segment as a Food and Services Manager, supervising staff with disabilities. He then became an Employment Unit Manager in the Paris region, developing his skills in recipe and menu management tools.
Currently, he is a Food Tools Expert in the Transformation and Technologies Department, where he deploys and provides training on computer-assisted production tools. His professional and union experience has also allowed him to acquire robust human resources skills.
Other positions and corporate offices held
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