Arnaud Lagardère (; born 18 March 1961) is a French businessman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Lagardère SA, holding company of the Lagardère group and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Hachette Livre
Hachette Livre S.A. (; simply known as Hachette) is a French publishing, publishing group that was based in Paris. It was founded in 1826 by Louis Hachette as Brédif which later became successively L. Hachette et Compagnie, Librairie Hachette, ...
. He is the son of
Jean-Luc Lagardère
Jean-Luc Lagardère (; 10 February 1928 – 14 March 2003) was a major French businessman, CEO of the Lagardère Group, one of the largest French conglomerates.
Career
Jean-Luc Lagardère was a '' Supélec'' engineer. He began his career in ...
, the former chairman of
Matra
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and Hachette.
Career
With a DEA higher degree (Master) in economics from
Paris Dauphine University
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, Arnaud Lagardère joined the
Lagardère Group
Lagardère S.A. () is an international group with operations in over 40 countries. Based in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, the group was founded and created in 1992 by Jean-Luc Lagardère under the name Matra, Hachette & Lagardère.
Headed ...
in 1986.
He was appointed Director (1986) and then CEO (1989) of MMB, which became Lagardère SCA in 1996. Since that time, he has held different positions within the Group, including Chairman of
Grolier Inc. in the United States (1994–1998), Chairman of
Europe 1
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- Communication (1999–2007), etc.; since 2003, he has headed the Lagardère Group as General Partner.
In 2001, he took over control of day-to-day businesses of his father
Jean-Luc Lagardère
Jean-Luc Lagardère (; 10 February 1928 – 14 March 2003) was a major French businessman, CEO of the Lagardère Group, one of the largest French conglomerates.
Career
Jean-Luc Lagardère was a '' Supélec'' engineer. He began his career in ...
.
Since his arrival at the head of the group in 2003, Arnaud Lagardère has gradually refocused
Lagardère Group
Lagardère S.A. () is an international group with operations in over 40 countries. Based in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, the group was founded and created in 1992 by Jean-Luc Lagardère under the name Matra, Hachette & Lagardère.
Headed ...
to make it a pure media group which is among the world leaders in the sector. In book publishing, the group acquired 40% of
Vivendi Universal Publishing,
Houghton Mifflin
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, and
Warner Books
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. Lagardère Publishing become one of the top publishers in its sector worldwide. In 2006, it created a new entity – Lagardère Sports – which became Lagardère Unlimited in May 2010, specializing in sport industry and entertainment, with the successive acquisitions of
SportfiveIEC in Sports World Sport Group
Headquartered in Singapore, World Sport Group was a sports marketing, event management and media company in Asia, with a roster of golf, association football and cricket events. World Sport Group manages almost 600 days of sports events annually, ...
and Best. In September 2015, Lagardère Unlimited has been renamed Lagardère Sports and Entertainment.
Today, driven by Arnaud Lagardère, the group is working to expand its business digitally, especially in publishing and media. Arnaud Lagardère has been a Director of
France Télécom (2003–2008),
LVMH
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(2003–2009), and
FIMALAC (2003–2006), and a member of the supervisory board of
Le Monde
(; ) is a mass media in France, French daily afternoon list of newspapers in France, newspaper. It is the main publication of Le Monde Group and reported an average print circulation, circulation of 480,000 copies per issue in 2022, including ...
(2005–2008).
According to ''
Variety'', in 2024, he has stepped down from his executive roles as he battles accusations of embezzlement in France.
Positions
Positions in the group
Arnaud Lagardère currently holds the following positions: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lagardère SA, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hachette Livre, General and Managing Partner of Lagardère Radio SCA, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Louis Hachette Group and President of the Jean-Luc Lagardère Foundation.
Other positions outside the group
Outside the group, Arnaud Lagardère was director and chairman of
SOGEADE-GÉRANCE (a French holding company for aeronautics, defense, and space) from 2007 to 2013, member of the board of directors of
EADS
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N.V. from 2003 to 2013, became chairman of EADS’ board of directors from 2012, and member of the Conseil stratégique des technologies de l’information (Strategic Information Technology Council) from 2004 to 2007.
Personal life
Lagardère was married to Manuela Erdödy from 1985 to 2010.
Then he married the Belgian model
Jade Foret in Paris on 24 May 2013.
References
External links
Official website of Lagardère GroupLagardère Publishing / Hachette LivreLagardère Travel RetailLagardère Sports and Entertainment
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1961 births
Living people
Businesspeople from Boulogne-Billancourt
French book publishers (people)
Paris Dauphine University alumni
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