The Board of Directors of Sodexo, the large European event caterer, has appointed Sophie Bellon to succeed her father and current Chairman Pierre Bellon.
A Board meeting on 29 November 2013 appointed Sophie Bellon Vice-Chairman and Chairman from January 2016.
The Chairman had expressed a wish not to have to choose between his four offspring, so reportedly asked them to organise an independent selection process. Sophie Bellon has two sisters and a brother.
Four non-family members of the Sodexo Board selected Sophie, 52, who will assume responsibility for the Group’s research, development and innovation strategy with a specific focus on Quality of Life.
Sophie Bellon joined Sodexo in 1994, where she has held different functions: Project Manager in the finance department, Director of Strategic Control, Group Director of Client Relations, Managing Director for Sodexo’s Corporate segment in France.
Sodexo founded in 1966 by Pierre Bellon, 87, and operates in 80 countries, serving 75m consumers each day.
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