Sodexo's Board of Directors is proposing the appointment of Nathalie Bellon-Szabo as Chairwoman, subject to the renewal of her mandate at the Annual Shareholders Meeting on December 16, 2026, succeeding Sophie Bellon, who has served as Chairwoman since 2016. Sophie Bellon has decided not to seek renewal of her mandate after leading major strategic transformations over the past decade, including the spin-off and listing of Sodexo's Benefits & Rewards services activity Pluxee and the divestment of Sodexo's stake in Sofinsod; she will now focus on Bellon SA, the family holding company, where she will become Chairwoman of the Management Board, while continuing to serve on Sodexo's Board of Directors subject to renewal of her mandate. Nathalie Bellon-Szabo has dedicated most of her career to Sodexo, has been a member of the Group Executive Team since 2018, and under her leadership Sodexo Live! became one of the global leaders in food services and travel hospitality across sports, leisure and major events, with revenue increasing fourfold over the past ten years, notably through expansion in the United States, which has become its largest market. She has served as a Director of Sodexo since 1989 and sits on both the Nominating Committee and the Sustainability Committee, and has also served as a Director of Pluxee since 2024 and of Bouygues Group since 2025. As non-executive Chairwoman she will step down from her operational responsibilities, leading the work of the Board and supporting executive management, as the Group enters a new chapter with the launch of its Shift & Grow 2030 growth acceleration plan in July 2026.
Sodexo SASodexo proposes a new Chairwoman and its CEO/Chair transition plus the Shift & Grow 2030 plan, a governance change with no clear positive or negative operational driver.
Bouygues SA
PLUXEE NV
