Gilles Pélisson
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Nationality | French |
Education | Lycée du Parc |
Alma mater | ESSEC Business School Harvard Business School |
Occupation | President of TF1 |
Family | Gérard Pelisson (uncle) |
Gilles Pélisson (born 26 May 1957) is a French business executive.
Early life
Gilles Pélisson was born on May 26, 1957.[1] His uncle, Gérard Pelisson, is the founder of the Accor hotel group.[2]
He graduated from the ESSEC Business School in Paris.[3] He went on to receive an MBA from the Harvard Business School.[3]
Career
Pélisson started his career for Accor in Los Angeles, California.[3] He served as the Chief Executive Officer of the French restaurant chain Courtepaille from 1988 to 1993.[3] He then served as the Joint Chairman of the Novotel hotel chain.[3] He then served as the Vice-Chief Executive Officer of Euro Disney from 1993 to 1997, and as its Chief Executive Officer from 1997 to 2000.[3]
Pélisson served as the Chairman of the Suez-Telefónica ST3G consortium & Chairman of NOOS, a top French cable network operator, from 2000 to 2001.[3] He served as the Chief Operating Officer of Bouygues Télécom from 2001 to 2004, and as its Chief Executive Officer from 2004 to 2006.[3] He served as the CEO of Accor from 2006 to 2010,[2] and as its Chairman from 2009 to 2011.[3]
He serves on the Board of Directors of Accenture.[3]
Other activities
Pélisson formerly served on the Board of Trustees of the MEDEF.[3]
He serves as a co-founder and the President of the Fondation ESSEC, the fundraising organisation of his alma mater, ESSEC.[4]
References
- ^ Council on Business and Society: Gilles Pélisson Archived 2015-06-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Scheherazade Daneshkhu, Executive quits Accor after ‘differences’, Financial Times, November 4, 2010
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Accenture: Board of Directors
- ^ Fondation ESSEC: Les Fondateurs
- 1957 births
- Living people
- ESSEC Business School alumni
- Harvard Business School alumni
- French chief executives
- French television executives
- Walt Disney Parks and Resorts people
- Accenture people
- Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur
- Knights of the National Order of Merit (France)
- Disney executives
- People from Lyon
- French business biography stubs