At its meeting of February 15, 2022, the Board of Directors of Sodexo S.A. has decided to appoint its Chairwoman, Sophie Bellon, as Chief Executive Officer of the company, a position she has held on an interim basis since October 1, 2021. Consequently, the Board of Directors unanimously decided to maintain the current governance structure and to end, as of March 1, 2022, the interim period. Sophie Bellon, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors, will thus continue to serve as Chief Executive Officer of Sodexo.

Sophie joined Sodexo's finance team in 1994. She was appointed Group Client Relations Director in 2005 and contributed to the significant increase in the client retention rate. In 2008, Sophie became Chief Executive Officer of the Corporate Services business unit for Sodexo France.

In 2010, she also became Head of Facilities Management activities in France. Sophie Bellon has been Chairwoman of Sodexo's Board of Directors since 2016 and has also acted as interim Chief Executive Officer since October 1, 2021.