Sodexo

Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Sophie Bellon

Chairwoman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Sodexo

Paris, France

As the Chairwoman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Sodexo, my ambition is to ensure we build a strong future for our company, while upholding Sodexo’s mission and longstanding values of team spirit, service spirit and spirit of progress.

Sodexo was founded in Marseille, France, in 1966. For over 50 years, our mission has been to improve quality of life while making a positive economic, social and environmental impact in the communities where we operate. Today, Sodexo’s 423,000 employees take care of 80 million consumers around the globe, each and every day.

I am an ambassador for our service professions and their essential social value. I am also fully committed to fostering diversity and inclusion and supporting equal opportunities, within Sodexo and beyond.

    Work History

    Sodexo

    26 years, 5 months
    Chairwoman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Sodexo
    Mar 2022 - Present
    Chairwoman & Interim Chief Executive Officer of Sodexo
    Oct 2021 - Present
    Chairwoman of the Board of Directors
    Jan 2016 - Present
    Vice Chairwoman of the Board of Directors
    Jan 2013 - Dec 2015
    General Manager
    Jan 2008 - Dec 2013
    Group Director of Client Relations
    Jan 2006 - Dec 2008
    Head of Operational Control
    Jan 2000 - Dec 2004
    Project Manager
    Jan 2000 - Dec 2004

    Pluxee

    2 years, 4 months
    Member of the Board of Directors
    Feb 2024 - Present

    L'Oréal

    11 years, 5 months
    Member of the Board of Directors
    Jan 2015 - Present

    LCL

    3 years, 11 months
    Mergers & acquisitions
    Jan 1984 - Dec 1987
    Executives