Elior Group

Board/Management Information • Mar 11, 2015

Paris, March 10, 2015

Philippe Salle appointed as Chairman of Elior's Board of Directors

Philippe Salle was elected as a director of Elior at the Company's Annual Shareholders' Meeting on March 10, 2015. At the Board meeting held after the Annual Shareholders' Meeting he was then appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors, with immediate effect.

On April 30, 2015, when Philippe Salle has stepped down from his position as an executive of the Altran group, Elior's Board of Directors will hold a meeting to appoint him as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, thus combining the roles of Chairman and CEO. Until that date, James Arnell – who has served as Chairman of Elior's Board of Directors since the Company's IPO – will temporarily take on the duties of Chief Executive Officer to replace Gilles Petit.

Philippe Salle and James Arnell will not receive any compensation for their respective corporate officer positions for the period from March 10 to April 30, 2015.

The Board thanked Gilles Petit for the significant work accomplished during the four years he spent at the helm of the Elior Group, as well as for his dedicated commitment and interpersonal qualities, stating "Against a difficult economic backdrop, Gilles Petit managed not only to drive Elior's continued expansion but also to successfully lead it through its relisting on the French stock exchange."

The Board expressed its delight at Philippe Salle's appointment as its Chairman, saying "Drawing on his successful experience as Chief Executive of major listed groups, Philippe has all the strengths required to be a driving force for Elior and to boost its strategic development as it embarks on a new phase in its history. We give him our wholehearted support and wish him every success in his new position".

About

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 reflected in our motto: "Because the whole experience matters".

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Contacts Jacques Suart – Chief Communications Officer jacques.suart@elior.com / +33 (0) 1 40 19 50 96 Anne-Isabelle Gros – Group Press Relations anne-isabelle.gros@elior.com / +33 (0) 1 40 19 47 37

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