The Executive Committee

Denis Machuel was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Sodexo in January 2018. His vision is aligned with that of Sodexo’s founder, Pierre Bellon, ensuring that growth, intrapreneurship and humanity continue to unite our employees and guide our company’s future.

Denis joined Sodexo in 2007 and initiated the significant growth of Benefits & Rewards Services in Europe and Asia, leading their expansion into six new countries, before being named CEO of Sodexo Benefits & Rewards worldwide in January 2012. Denis’ scope was broadened to include a new cross-functional role, crucial to the company’s future and in 2015 he became Sodexo’s first Chief Digital Officer. In 2016, he then also took on the additional role of CEO of Personal and Home Services.

Upon his appointment as CEO of Sodexo, Denis Machuel set one top priority: reestablishing profitable and sustainable growth. To do so, he deployed a strategic plan around four pillars: being client and consumer centric, enhancing operational efficiency, nurturing talent and anchoring corporate responsibility in everything we do. This roadmap made the company’s 2019 fiscal year its strongest in seven years, largely through acceleration of the digitization process.

Denis is committed to ensuring Sodexo’s development supports economic growth that is based on the sustainable use of resources and values our shared humanity. He is personally invested in driving Sodexo’s efforts to address key societal challenges, placing greater value on the service professions, fighting against food waste, and promoting diversity. He is also continuing the company’s efforts to combat social and economic inequality; in 2019 he joined the G7 Business for Inclusive Growth (B4IG) coalition.

Denis is a member of the multi-stakeholder coalition dedicated to achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal on food waste (Champions 12.3), and is on the board of directors of both the Consumer Goods Forum and Catalyst, a global nonprofit organization that promotes the professional advancement of women.

Denis is a graduate of the ENSIMAG College of Engineering in Grenoble, France, and holds a Master of Science from Texas A&M University. He began his career at Schneider Electric in Egypt, and later became a consultant with Altran Technologies. He remained with Altran until 2007, holding several international management positions, particularly in the United Kingdom and France.
 

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Nathalie began her career in 1987 in the commercial luxury dining business. From 1989, she held the role of Sales Manager at Scott Traiteur, and then became the Director of Sales for Pavillon Royal.

She joined Sodexo in March 1996 as the Director of Sales for Sodexo Prestige in France and became the Head of the Sector in 1999. In September 2003, she was appointed CEO of Sodexo Prestige and in January 2006 CEO of L’Affiche.

Subsequently, she took on the position of Managing Director of Sodexo Sports & Leisure France in September 2010.

Nathalie is also the President of the Directory of Lido de Paris (since September 2009) and of the Board of Directors of Lenôtre (since May 2012).

In September 2015 she was appointed COO Sports & Leisure Worldwide. Within this segment she developed several prestigious and renowned venues and brands in the areas of sports, global events, Meetings Incentives Conferences and Events (MICE), tourism, cultural destinations and airline lounges in France, the US, the UK, Ireland and Spain:

• From Roland Garros, Ryder Cup, Ascot or the Rugby World Cup, to the Miami Dolphins Stadium, the Phoenix Convention Center and the Hollywood Bowl in LA.
• From the restaurants of the Eiffel Tower, 3* restaurant Le Pré Catelan, the Bateaux Parisiens, the Lido de Paris and Bateaux London to the Museo del Prado in Madrid and the National Gallery in London or Warner Bros/Harry Potter Studios.
• Airline lounges activity including United Airlines in the US, Cathay Pacific in Asia, and Air France in Paris, Charles de Gaulle.

Nathalie has also been active in the development of the S&L activity in Asia and the Middle-East.

In 2017 she participated in the acquisition of Centerplate positioning Sodexo as a leading player in Sports & Leisure globally, more than doubling its footprint.

In July 2018, she was appointed CEO Sports & Leisure Worldwide.

As a member of SoTogether (an advisory board dedicated to promoting women's advancement), Nathalie is involved with promoting gender-balance across the Company.

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Cathy Desquesses has been Sodexo’s Chief People Officer and a member of the Executive Committee since July 2018.

Cathy joined Sodexo from General Electric (GE), where she built a successful 20-year career in Human Resources, most recently as Global HR Leader of GE Power Gas, based in Switzerland. She also held senior HR roles at GE Corporate, GE Power, GE Capital and GE Oil & Gas, as well as at their global head office, working in France, the United States and Italy.

Throughout her career in Global Human Resources Leadership, Cathy has gained considerable experience in the development of a global talent pipeline, enhancing culture and, most importantly, the ability to create and implement human resources strategies to support business growth. She is a champion for diversity, employee engagement, leadership development and operational excellence.

She holds a master degree in Labor & Employment Law from the Université Panthéon Assas (Paris II), in France.

Cathy was born in Saint-Malo, France. She speaks French, English and Italian

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Johnpaul Dimech is Sodexo’s CEO Geographic Regions as well as Region Chair for Asia Pacific. He is also a member of Sodexo’s Group Executive Committee.

Johnpaul is a seasoned and astute international CEO with over 20 years’ experience in the B2B and B2C markets. He began his career at Sodexo in 1998 at the Olympic Stadium in Sydney. He has since worked his way through a series of global C-suite positions, including being the Country CEO of Australia, Singapore and India.

Appointed as the Region Chair of the Asia Pacific region since 2017, Johnpaul facilitates the development and growth of Sodexo across 12 countries with the Regional Leadership Committee and team of Country Presidents to develop new business interests and promote the Sodexo brand. His appointment as CEO, Geographic Regions since 2019 further ensures a robust governance framework with the regional and country leadership teams, enhancing strong collaboration across all 64 countries where Sodexo is present.

In his previous role as CEO, Mining Worldwide within Sodexo’s global Energy & Resources segment, Johnpaul has focused his teams on providing services that improve the quality of life of those who work and live in often extreme conditions to ensure safe, comfortable and productive environments that enhance wellbeing and improve competitiveness. Among many achievements, Johnpaul has been a leader of the unprecedented, collaborative tender process which enabled Sodexo to sign a ten year integrated facilities management contract with a leading global mining client in Western Australia – the largest contract of its kind in Sodexo’s history.

As a “hands-on” leader, he has further driven Sodexo’s commitment to Safety, and Diversity & Inclusion; building gender diverse teams and successfully integrating people and cultures in local communities. His pragmatic approach to driving results through organizational design, performance and contract management as well as operational excellence has allowed this recognized leader to deliver sustainable growth and margin improvement.

Johnpaul is a board member of the Australian Resources and Energy Group AMMA and is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Management. He is also a Board Member of Food Bank Singapore, a charity organization which champions the optimization of food resources among the community. He sits on the Stop Hunger Advisory Committee and is an executive sponsor of Sodexo’s Global Disability Voice Task force, encouraging conversations and support around disabilities, in particular, mental health.

A lifelong learner, Johnpaul studied Management at Swinburne University in Melbourne and has continued in his pursuit of education and betterment through courses at the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Sodexo Management Institute, the Centre of Creative Learning and the University of Chicago GSB. He currently resides in Singapore with his family.

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Sean Haley has been Chief Executive Officer of Service Operations Worldwide since June 2018, and a member of the Group Executive Committee since March 2018. He has been Region Chair, UK & Ireland since 2016 and, in October 2020, he was also appointed Chairman of the Entegra Board, the Sodexo business dedicated to selling supply chain solutions.

Service Operations leverages Sodexo’s know-how and global scale to enhance the quality of life of those we serve and create more value for our clients. To do so, Service Operations provides expertise to Sodexo’s operational teams so that they can offer our consumers the best Food and Facilities Management services, supported by state-of-the-art procurement and technology, in the best possible health and safety conditions.

Sean has over 30 years of experience and an indepth knowledge of both public and private sector outsourcing. He joined Sodexo in 2011 as part of the acquisition of Atkins’ asset management business to support the development of Integrated Facilities Management services for Sodexo’s Corporate Services in the UK & Ireland. From 2012, he took over as Head of Business Development for the Region. During his tenure, revenues in the UK & Ireland rose from £1bn to £1.5bn.

In 2015, Sean was appointed to head up Service Operations in the UK & Ireland, and took on the additional responsibilities of Region Chair, UK & Ireland the following year. In these roles, Sean worked on establishing Sodexo’s operating model in the region to drive growth in the business.

Sean started his career in 1998, as Associate Director at Faithful + Gould. He later became Project Manager/Senior Surveyor, before joining Atkins as an Account Director in 1999. Sean occupied increasingly senior positions at Atkins, where he was appointed Managing Director for the Asset Management Business in 2005.

Sean holds a Bachelor of Science degree (Hons) in Quantity Surveying from the University of Leeds. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Outside of work, Sean is a Director of Springboard, a charity which supports disadvantaged and underprivileged individuals with employment opportunities within the hospitality, leisure and tourism industry.

Sean is British.

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Tony joined Sodexo in January 2003 following a 16-year career in the South Australian and Western Australian Prison Services. Tony was the General Manager Public Prisons in Western Australia, where he was responsible for the 12 Public Prisons in that State. During his career, he has held a number of senior posts in the Criminal Justice System including Deputy Secretary Department of Justice Victoria, Director Metropolitan Prisons, Director Prison Operations and Community Corrections and as a senior Prison Governor.

During 2010 and 2011, Tony returned to Australia where he held the position of Deputy Secretary of the Department of Justice in Victoria. In this position Tony was responsible for Corrections Victoria, Emergency Services and Police.

Tony returned to Sodexo in 2011 as Managing Director of Sodexo Justice Services.

In September 2015, Tony was appointed as CEO, Justice Worldwide and was responsible for Sodexo’s global justice business, supported by four regional CEOs.

In May 2017, Tony was appointed CEO, Global Government & Agencies responsible for both the Justice, Defence & Government Agencies business.

As of 1 July 2018, Tony will be become a member of Group ComEx.

Tony holds an Applied Science Degree from the University of South Australia and a MBA from the University of Adelaide.

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Sylvia Metayer is Sodexo’s Chief Growth Officer since September 2019 and a member of the Executive Committee since 2015. In her role, Sylvia has responsibility for ensuring that Strategy, Marketing and Sales are aligned around a consistent client and consumer-centric go-to-market strategy, all powered by Digital and Innovation. Sylvia was previously CEO of Sodexo’s Corporate Services Worldwide Segment.

In her 13 years with Sodexo, Sylvia has delivered growth by forging new client relationships as well as deepening existing ones with key corporate and large accounts. She has driven the creation of strong Integrated Facilities Management capabilities, the development of innovative consumer focused offers, the emergence of Sodexo as a thought leader on Quality of Life in the Workplace, and acquisitions or partnerships in the digital space.

Sylvia first joined Sodexo in 2006 as Group Financial Controller, and was later appointed CFO for Sodexo’s On-Site Services operations in Europe, taking an active part in the preparation of large and complex tenders.

From 2010, Sylvia headed up Sodexo’s International Large Accounts, developing Sodexo’s key Corporate clients. In her previous role as CEO of Sodexo’s Corporate Services Worldwide segment, Sylvia led a team of 170 000 employees, whose daily mission was to improve the quality of life of adults at work across over 60 countries.

Sylvia began her professional career as an auditor in the Paris office of Arthur Andersen before going on to hold key financial positions in leading international groups. Before joining Sodexo, Sylvia was Chief Operating Officer at Houghton Mifflin, a Boston- based educational publisher.

Sylvia is a Non-Executive Director for Page Group Plc, a trustee of the Quebec Labrador Foundation and serves on the Research Orientation Committee and the Strategic Advisory Board at HEC Business School. Within Sodexo, Sylvia is a founding member of SoTogether, the Group’s women network, and Executive sponsor of Pride, Sodexo’s LGBT network.

Sylvia holds a business degree from the French Ecole des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC). She’s also a graduate of Queen’s University, Canada and of the University of Ottawa, Canada.

Sylvia is French/British/Canadian, and speaks French and English.

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Sarosh Mistry is Region Chair, North America, and Chief Executive Officer, Home Care Services worldwide. Sodexo is the world’s leading provider of Quality of Life Services, providing healthy food solutions and facilities management across varied industries.

As Region Chair of North America, he leads all of Sodexo’s business activities from On-Site Services to Personal and Home Services (PHS), and Benefits and Rewards Services (BRS). His work includes leading the business units operating at more than 13,500 sites in the U.S. and Canada, including Healthcare, Education, Corporate Services, Sports & Leisure, Government, Senior Living and Energy & Resources. Additionally, Sarosh is the CEO of Sodexo Home Care Services Worldwide, an activity within the PHS segment, committed to providing home-based care solutions.

With $10.76B in annual revenues in the U.S. and Canada, Sodexo’s 160,000 employees in North America provide more than 100 unique services that improve performance at client sites. Sodexo is committed to supporting diversity and inclusion and safety, while upholding the highest standards of corporate responsibility and ethical business conduct.

Sarosh joined Sodexo in 2011 and has accepted new roles with greater scope of responsibility throughout his time with the organization. Prior to joining Sodexo, he held executive roles at Compass, Starbucks Coffee Company, Aramark and PepsiCo.

He moved to the United States from Mumbai when he was just 17 years old. Having earned a scholarship to St. John University in Minnesota, he completed his BA in Business Administration, and his MBA at the University of California. He is fluent in English and Hindi.

It is his personal priority to support organizations that provide professional resources and outlets to improve the lives of those who are struggling with mental illness or may not feel empowered to seek help and support. That is why he and his daughter co-founded a not-for-profit, Bundles of Care, which serves children who are in the foster care system and are likely dealing with the trauma of abuse, separation and emotional upheaval by providing them with a backpack filled with personal and useful items.

Sarosh is an active board member of SodexoMagic, a joint venture founded in 2006 between Magic Johnson Enterprises and Sodexo. SodexoMagic promotes social progress in underserved communities and empowers people to eat healthy food. In addition, he sits on the board of directors of Active Global Caregiver, an organization providing senior care services in Asia, and Pronep Life Services, providing skilled care services in Brazil, and Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services, a provider of free mental health, substance use disorder and suicide prevention in California. He also is an active board member for Sodexo, Inc.—the board that oversees Sodexo’s business in North America.

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As Chief Digital and Innovation Officer, Belen Moscoso Del Prado leads Sodexo’s digital transformation, overseeing the development and implementation of technology and data-enabled solutions to accelerate growth.

In this role, she is a catalyst for innovation, deploying new products, services, and internal initiatives that are modernizing Sodexo and the service industry. Through greater automation, personalization and predictive maintenance, Sodexo is supporting and advising customers as they navigate the future, enhancing the operational efficiency and the quality of life of its own employees, and delivering a more seamless experience to the 100 million consumers the company serves every day.

Belen is also a member of Sodexo Ventures’ Investment Committee, a 50-million-euro venture capital fund that combines agility and creativity of innovative start-ups with Sodexo’s investment capacity and access to markets.

During her tenure, Belen has played a key role in the acquisition of the food delivery start-up Food Chéri, launched Sodexo’s first-ever ‘Data Lab’ comprised of engineers and data scientists, and pioneered a virtual reality-enabled kitchen training module, which led to a considerable reduction in accidents, compared to the previous year.

Transformation has been a hallmark of Belen’s career. Prior to joining Sodexo, she held leadership positions at AXA, as Digital Strategy and Transformation Director, and at SoLocal Group (Pages Jaunes), as Director of Strategy, M&A and Partnerships.

Previously, Belen worked at Bain & Company for eight years, where she led more than 30 assignments in Europe and Central America related to growth and performance improvements. Prior to that, Belen led European Marketing Strategies for Disneyland Paris.

A native of Spain, Belen holds a master’s in international economy for Carlos III University, and is fluent in French and English. Belen is also member of the Board of Directors of Cap Gemini as an independent advisor, President of the Board of Food Chéri start-up, and is part of the Consultative Advisory Board of Wynd start-up.

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Sunil is CEO for Corporate Services Segment Worldwide and a member of the Group Executive Committee.

Since 2015, he was CEO Corporate Services Segment for Asia Pacific. In this role, Sunil drove the ambition and strategy for the region, managing 13 territories, with over 1,500 client sites and leading a team of 40,000.

From starting his own food start-up to CEO, his career has been an exciting ride spanning more than two decades. Sunil’s passion for food began when he opened a food cart on the streets of Mumbai in 1989, which he successfully grew into a Restaurant and Catering business. In 1995 he sold his business to Radhakrishna Hospitality Services (RKHS). Under Sunil’s leadership, the business grew to become the leading Food services company in India. In 2009, Sodexo acquired RKHS and Sunil joined the Group. As the CEO of Sodexo India, he was responsible for the successful integration of RKHS into Sodexo as well as the subsequent acquisition of McLellan.

From 2014-15, he worked with the Sodexo Global Executive Committee to implement the transformation as the Chief Transformation Officer while continuing as the CEO for India.

Sunil is a strong believer and proponent of the Sodexo motto of improving the Quality of Life of clients, consumers and employees, ensuring that efforts and workplace initiatives contribute towards bettering the community.

Taking this ethos beyond his professional work, Sunil founded Ra Foundation, an NGO that supports children’s education, a cause close to his heart. Ra Foundation helps children from challenged backgrounds receive holistic education by enrolling them into boarding schools. He is also a keen advocate of gender diversity and sustainability, as a past board member of Catalyst India.

Sunil is Indian and speaks English and Hindi.

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Anna Notarianni joined Sodexo’s subsidiary Sogeres in 1998 as Marketing and Development Director, a position she held until 2003, when she became Project Manager.

In 2006 she was nominated CEO of the Healthcare Segment in France and joined Sodexo France’s Executive Committee (2006-2008) before becoming CEO for Personal and Home Services.

In 2010, she was appointed CEO Benefits & Rewards Services, where she led the digitalization of our services. She was responsible for the management of meal vouchers, gift cards “Spirit of cadeau” and gift vouchers “Tir Groupé”.

In September 2015, Anna Notarianni became Region Chair for France and subsequently joined Sodexo’s Executive Committee on July 1, 2018.

Deeply committed to Diversity and Inclusion initiatives, Anna Notarianni is constantly encouraging her teams to embrace these initiatives which are proven contributors to enhanced business performance.

She holds an Executive MBA from HEC, and 3rd cycle degree from ESC Paris. She is member of the APM (Association Progrès du Management).

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Marc Plumart is CEO of Healthcare & Seniors Worldwide and is a member of the Executive Committee.

Marc joined Sodexo in 1992 and has held positions in a majority of Sodexo’s business segments. From 2003 to 2006, he was responsible for Sodexo’s Education business in France before heading up Healthcare in France from 2006 to 2014. Marc was appointed CEO of Sodexo in France in 2014, where he was responsible for all of Sodexo’s business lines, including 40,000 employees serving at more than 4,000 client sites. In 2016, he was named CEO of Seniors Worldwide, which serves the marketplace for seniors and people with disabilities in 24 countries.

Marc was appointed CEO of Healthcare Worldwide in 2017. Sodexo Healthcare operates in 39 countries with more than 60,000 employees dedicated to delivering quality of life services that help patients recover in a safe and caring environment. Marc continues to represent the Seniors segment in the Executive Committee.

Marc has a Master of Science in Agronomy from the Institut Supérieur d’Agriculture in France. He also holds a Master’s Degree in food science and consumer marketing from University College Dublin.

Marc is French and lives in the United States. He speaks French, English and Spanish.

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Marc Rolland has been Sodexo’s Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Executive Committee since December 2015.

Since he joined Sodexo in 1997, Marc held several positions and gained detailed insights into all Company businesses.

Marc joined Sodexo in 1997 as Finance Director for Africa, within the Energy and Resources activity. In 2000, he was promoted Finance Director of what was named at the time Universal Sodexo for Africa, Europe and Eurasia and then Finance Director for the Corporate Services activity in the UK in 2004.

Marc joined Sodexo Benefits and Rewards Services as CFO in 2004 adding in 2007 the Finance supervision of Personal and Home Services and the South America On-site Services activities. He also became CFO Continental Europe for On-site Services in 2009.

In 2012, Marc was appointed President, Benefits and Rewards Services for Asia, and successfully developed emerging markets in Asia.

Marc started his professional career in 1990 at Bull, where he held several positions in Finance in India, South Africa and France. He later became a financial controller for Eastern Europe at General Electric Medical Systems.

Marc holds a post-graduate degree in Finance from the Dauphine University in Paris, France.

Marc is French and is fluent in English.

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Dianne Salt has been Sodexo’s Chief Communications Officer and a member of Sodexo’s Executive Committee since April 2017. She leads the global team responsible for the company’s strategy and positioning on employee communications, social media, media relations and financial communications, among other activities.

Prior to joining Sodexo, she held communications and public affairs roles in Canada’s public sector as well as the private sector, most notably in financial services and energy and resources.

Dianne spent the first 10 years of her career in the public sector in communications roles at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, the House of Commons and the Senate of Canada, before joining Imperial Oil, the Canadian subsidiary of Exxon Mobil. She joined TD Bank Group (TD) in 2001, where she took on increasingly senior roles including the Senior Vice President of Corporate and Public Affairs which included Internal and External Communications, Government Relations, Community Giving, Corporate Responsibility and Social Media.

In 2013 Dianne moved to the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), one of the largest banks in the world based on market capitalization, serving 16 million clients in Canada, the United States and 35 other countries. As the Senior Vice President, Communications Dianne was responsible for leading a global team which provided strategic communications and social media advice in support of businesses such as personal and commercial banking, wealth management, insurance, investor services and capital markets.

A passionate advocate of diversity and inclusion, Dianne is Co-Executive Sponsor of Sodexo’s Disability Voice Taskforce Network which seeks to raise awareness, provide resources and create a culture that embraces, values and fully engages people with disabilities. She was a member of the Executive Diversity Committees at both RBC and TD, with a particular focus on being a visible Ally to the LGBTQ community. She was previously a Board Member of the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council, which helps immigrants connect to employment that fully leverages their skills and talent. She is also a past Board Member of Cancer Care Ontario and The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Museum Foundation.

Dianne holds an Honours Bachelor of Journalism degree with a minor in French Literature from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. She is an Accredited Public Relations professional.

Dianne is a Canadian citizen and is fluently bilingual in English and French.

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Didier became Chief Executive Officer for Personal and Home Services on September 1, 2017 and has been a member of the Executive Committee since July 2018. He was also appointed CEO Corporate Responsibility in October 2020. As such, Didier brings to life and supports Sodexo’s commitment for a sustainable growth that answers today’s and tomorrow’s environmental challenges as well as our Sodexo colleagues’ and consumers’ needs.

In his current role as CEO of Personal and Home Services, Didier heads up three domains of activity - Concierge Services, Home Care and Child Care – which deliver innovative solutions to improve the Quality of Life in the workplace and beyond.

Didier joined Sodexo in 1986 and has held various positions within Sodexo’s Benefits and Rewards Services, such as Chief Executive Officer of Sodexo Benefits and Rewards Services Czech Republic and then for France, or Global Senior Vice President Strategic Planning, Marketing and Communications Director. His latest position was as President of the Western Europe and the Mediterranean region.

For more than 30 years, Didier has played an instrumental role in the Benefits and Rewards Services development and growth, and more particularly in Europe where he empowered the teams to continuously develop the business. As a major contributor to the vision and strategy, Didier was at the forefront of our offer’s diversification, including leading the first research on what would later become Sodexo’s Personal and Home Services.

Didier holds a post-graduate degree in management from Institut Supérieur de Gestion in Paris, France and is a member of APM, the French Association for Management Progress.

Didier is a French national.

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Simon Seaton is CEO of Energy & Resources Worldwide and a member of the Sodexo Group Executive Committee.

Simon joined the Group in 2012 as Chief Operating Officer for Sodexo’s Remote Sites Western Region, running operations in U.S. shale markets, Alaska, California, the Gulf of Mexico and four North Sea countries.

With Simon at the helm, the Western Region achieved significant progress in Employee Engagement scores, Health & Safety performance and delivered measurable improvement of profitability and cost efficiencies.

In 2015, Simon was appointed CEO of Onshore Energy Worldwide and in 2017, was entrusted with the additional responsibility to lead Sodexo’s Middle East operations, managing all of the Group’s business and Joint Ventures in 9 countries across the region.

Prior to Sodexo, Simon spent 22 years at Halliburton in various operations, marketing and technology roles. He started with Halliburton in 1990 as a drilling fluids engineer in Aberdeen and held technical, business development and executive positions in Aberdeen and Houston, as well as Nigeria. He served as the Managing Director of Halliburton UK, Global Director of Halliburton Project Management and Senior Director of Global Deepwater Solutions.

He has been a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers for more than 20 years and graduated with a degree in Chemistry from the University of Wales in 1990. Simon has authored more than 18 technical papers and trade journal articles on diverse subjects such as drilling technology, safety and environmental issues and knowledge management. Since 2016 Simon has also been a Director of the The London Distillery Company, London’s first whisky distillery since Lea Valley closed its doors for the final time over a century ago.

Simon is British and is based in Houston, Texas in the United States.
 

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Aurélien Sonet has been CEO of Benefits and Rewards Services Worldwide and a member of the Executive Committee since September 2017.

Aurélien joined Sodexo in 2000 and held various functional and operational roles within Sodexo’s Benefits & Rewards Services activity until 2010. Over this 10-year period, he first held responsibilities in Finance, then headed up Strategic Planning, Marketing and Communications for the activity, before becoming CEO of the French subsidiary. In 2010, Aurélien took on the position of Global Executive Vice President for Strategy, Brand and Communications at Group level. In 2013, he moved to Singapore to develop business with our International Strategic Accounts in Asia Pacific, and successfully deployed major contracts across the region. In 2015, Aurélien was appointed Region Chair for Asia Pacific, making a key contribution to the development of Sodexo in the region.

Aurélien started his professional career as a financial auditor for Deloitte. He is a graduate from the École Centrale de Lyon Engineering school.

Aurélien is French and speaks English.

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Bruno is Chief Sales & Marketing Officer. His role is to help Segments and Activities to strengthen our client and consumer focus as they develop differentiating offers. He became a member of Sodexo’s Executive Committee in July 2018.

Bruno joined Sodexo in 2007 to develop and launch a new global activity, Personal & Home Services. As CEO of this activity, he designed and implemented an entry strategy for Sodexo, focused on Child-care, Concierge Services and Home Care, leading and developing that activity during 10 years in North America and Europe. In 2015, Bruno was promoted as well as President, USA, Benefits and Rewards Services.

During his tenure as Senior Vice President, Marketing, Strategy and Sales Development, Benefits and Rewards Services, Bruno has played an instrumental role in strengthening Benefits & Rewards Services’ Marketing capabilities as well as Sales Development approach. Under his leadership, we have gained a comprehensive understanding of Benefits & Rewards Services’ stakeholders and markets, enhanced the Digital Marketing competencies, as well as built a new offer roadmap for Benefits & Rewards Services.

Bruno began his professional career within the Marketing department of Philip Morris International. From 1991 till 1999, he held several marketing positions in subsidiaries (Belgium/Romania) and in the International Headquarters (Switzerland). He also served as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Eastern Europe, Middle-East, Africa and South Asia for BIC, and moved from Paris to New York in 2003 to become President for BIC Global Stationary business.

Bruno is Belgian, graduated from Solvay Business School in Brussels. He is now based in the USA. 

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