Elior Group

Board/Management Information • Aug 31, 2015

Paris, August 31, 2015

Appointments Pedro Fontana, CEO of Concession Catering Worldwide Alexandre de Palmas, CEO of Concession Catering in France and Northern Europe

Elior announces the appointments of Pedro Fontana (Spanish national), CEO of Concession Catering Worldwide and Alexandre de Palmas (French national), CEO of Concession Catering in France and Northern Europe.

Pedro Fontana, 63 years old, is an MBA graduate from Harvard. He began his career in the banking sector. He was Chairman of Banca Catalana from 1994 to 1999, and CEO Catalonia for Banco Bilbao Vizcaya until 2009. Pedro Fontana then joined Áreas in 1998, first as a board member and then as Vice-Chairman from 2001. In 2012, he was appointed as Executive Chairman of Áreas.

Pedro Fontana is a member of the executive committee of the Group and reports directly to Philippe Salle, Group Chairman & CEO. His central mission is to develop a global vision of the Group's concession business worldwide that will establish it as the market leader through an ambitious international business development programme.

Alexandre de Palmas, 41 years old, is a graduate from the ENA. He began his career at the Cour des comptes in 2001. Then, he worked as an advisor to the Minister for Youth and Sport, before managing the development of the Casino group. He then served as CEO of the advertiser Clear Channel until 2013, restructuring the company to position it as the French leader in digital advertising. In 2013, he was appointed General Manager at Gallimard-Flammarion to captain the company through the challenge set by digital books.

Reporting to Pedro Fontana, CEO of Concession Catering Worldwide, Alexandre de Palmas main role is to continue the business' profitable growth by winning over new markets both in existing countries and in new Northern European territories.

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Founded in 1991, Elior has grown into one of the world's leading operators in the contracted food and support services industry, generating revenue of €5,341 million in FY 2013-2014 through 18,000 restaurants and points of sale in 13 countries. Driven by an unwavering commitment to excellence, our 106,000 passionately professional employees provide personalized catering and service solutions on a daily basis to 3.8 million customers in the business & industry, education, healthcare, leisure and travel markets, taking genuine care of each and every person they serve. We place particular importance on corporate social responsibility and have been a member of the United Nations Global Compact since 2004. Our corporate philosophy - which is centered on quality and innovation as well as responsible relations with others and the community at large - is clearly reflected in our motto: "Because the whole experience matters".