PARIS (Agefi-Dow Jones)–The collective catering group Elior announced on Monday that its board of directors had decided to combine the functions of chairman and general manager and unanimously chose to entrust Bernard Gault with the CEO position.
Bernard Gault had been interim CEO of Elior since last March and the resignation of Philippe Guillemot.
Since the unexpected departure of Philippe Guillemot from the general management of Elior, the capital structure of the catering group has undergone profound changes. In several stages, the metal recycling specialist Derichebourg acquired more than 20% of the shares to become its reference shareholder. Derichebourg notably built up this position by buying nearly 15% of the capital of Elior from Robert Zolade, its founder, and Gilles Cojan, the chairman of its board of directors.
“The company Derichebourg SA, represented by Daniel Derichebourg, and the company Derichebourg Environnement, represented by Françoise Mahiou, are co-opted as directors, replacing the companies Sofibim, represented by Robert Zolade, and Servinvest,
represented by Sophie Javary”, said Elior in a press release. Gilles Cojan remains administrator of the collective catering group.
In a statement sent to the Autorité des marchés financiers at the end of May, Derichebourg indicated that it intended to increase its stake in the capital of Elior “depending on market conditions and opportunities without however reaching 30% of the capital or voting rights” of the company.
Dimitri Delmond, Agefi-Dow Jones; +33 (0)1 41 27 47 31; [email protected] ed: VLV
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July 04, 2022 01:43 ET (05:43 GMT)