Elior : Appointment : Jean-Philippe Quérard - Group VP Marketing and Innovation Contract Catering

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Elior (Paris:ELIOR) announces the appointment of Jean-Philippe Quérard as Group VP Marketing and Innovation Contract Catering from August 24. He will report directly to Philippe Salle, Group Chairman and CEO.

Jean-Philippe Quérard, 45, a graduate from Grenoble Ecole de Management (1992), has a career in the consumer goods sector, first in the food industry and distribution, then in services. He held several sales management positions across the Mars group during 8 years then joined Brasseries Kronenbourg (S&N group) in 2001 to manage drinks distribution subsidiaries. In 2008, he was appointed Managing Director of the supply-chain and e-commerce division within Arvato (Bertelsmann group).

Jean-Philippe Quérard joined Elior in June 2015 to accelerate the digital transformation of the Group. In this new role, his central mission is to drive an ambitious marketing strategy for the Contract Catering, based on a differentiating market position, sustained innovation and the leveraging of digital technologies.

About Elior

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".

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