Sylvia Metayer

Date of appointment: General Meeting of 10 June 2024
End of term of office: General Meeting convene to approve the financial statements for the year ending 31 December 2026

A graduate of the École des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC), Mrs Sylvia Metayer began her career in an auditing firm before joining the Danone group as Vice-President in charge of finance and controlling for the “pasta and ready meals” division.

From 1997 to 1999, Mrs Sylvia Metayer was Chief Financial Officer of Mattel France, before joining Vivendi Universal Publishing from 1999 to 2001 as World Chief Financial Officer of the “education, games and literature” division.

In 2001, Mrs Sylvia Metayer joined the school publisher Houghton-Mifflin in the United States as group Vice-President Finance and Operations and then as Chief Executive Officer of the “tests and assesments” division.

Mrs Sylvia Metayer joined Sodexo in 2006. She successively held the positions of Vice-President in charge of controlling for the group, Head of International Large Accounts and World Chief Executive Officer of corporate services before being appointed group Chief Growth Officer until her retirement in 2022.

Mrs Sylvia Metayer is currently:

• member of the Board of Directors of Page group;
• member of the Supervisory Board of Keolis and Chair of its Audit and Ethics Committee;
• member of the Board of Directors of Aéroports de Paris and Chairwoman of its Compensation, Appointments and Governance Committee;
• member of the Board of Directors of Animalcare group and Chairwoman of its Audit and Risk Committee;
• member of the Governance Committee of the French Tech Corporate Community State mission to the Direction générale des entreprises and the ministry of finance;
• member of the International Strategic Advisory Board to the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC).

Mrs Sylvia Metayer is member of the French Institut of Directors - she is French, British and Canadian.