Sophie Bellon

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Sophie Bellon
Born1961 (age 6263)
NationalityFrench
Education EDHEC
OccupationBusinesswoman
TitleChairwoman, Sodexo
TermJanuary 2016-
Predecessor Pierre Bellon
Board member ofSodexo
SpouseDivorced
Children3
Parent Pierre Bellon

Sophie Bellon (born 1961) is a French businesswoman, and the chairwoman of Sodexo, a company founded by her father Pierre Bellon.

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Early life

Sophie Bellon earned a degree from EDHEC business school in Paris in 1983. [1] [2]

Career

Bellon started her career with Crédit Lyonnais in New York. [2]

Bellon had been a director of Sodexo since 1989, and succeeded her father as chair in January 2016. [3] [2]

Bellon has been appointed as member of the Board of Pluxee Group since 2024. [4]

Personal life

She was known as Sophie Clamens until her divorce. [5] She has three grown up children. [5]

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