For over 55 years, we have been creating shared happiness for authentic, positive impact experiences in Europe’s most beautiful destinations.
As a European player in local tourism, we are committed to helping everyone rediscover the essential in a preserved environment. Our business, which is close to the regions, involves relationships of trust with all our stakeholders.
This section is dedicated to the Group’s investor relations and shareholders and presents key figures, share price information, publications, financing operations and financial calendar.
The Board of Directors of Pierre et Vacances SA has 9 members, 4 of which are qualified as an independent member according to criteria set out in the Code Afep-Medef.
Georges Sampeur began his international career as head of Avis in the UK. From 1999 to 2003 he was CEO and Executive President Europe of Carlson Wagonlit Travel. He was then approached by Duke Street Capital to run the B&B Hotels group which included 70 hotels. In 20 years, he multiplied the size of the group by 10, led 5 LBOs (leveraged buy-outs) until the company was acquired by Goldman. He remains chairman of the supervisory board but entrusts the operational plan to his number 2 whom he trained: Mr Fabrice Collet. He is also Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Vacances Select which has just been sold by Permira to PAI. He will step down as Chairman of this board after the closing of the transaction. The transaction is expected to close in December 2022.
He is an experienced CEO and entrepreneur with excellent strategic vision, outstanding execution and strong management and leadership skills. He has repositioned B&B Hotels as a cost effective but quality hotel chain with a high ‘value for money’. Early on, he embraced environmental awareness while using this concept to improve profitability. He has developed the Group in 13 European countries and more recently in Brazil. He brings CEO experience, leisure industry knowledge, international experience and strong governance experience. He is also familiar with the private equity sector.
Franck Gervais is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique (1995/1998), the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (1998/2001), and holds an MBA from the Collège des Ingénieurs (2000/2001).
He successfully led the transformation of the Accor Group’s European sector for three years before joining the Pierre & Vacances-Center Parcs Group as Chief Executive Officer at the beginning of 2021 and leading the Restructuring Operations which were completed on 16 September 2022. Previously, within the SNCF Group, he was Managing Director of Thalys and then of Voyages-SNCF.com. This combination of operational-digital-marketing experience, strategic vision and recognised leadership will be fully applied in leading the Group into the future.
In addition, he is a member of the Board of Directors of La Poste as a qualified personality (2020). He is also a director of the Lucien Barrière Group and Midnight trains. In 2019, he was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Union des Marques.
Amos Ouattara is a portfolio manager for Alcentra’s alternative investment strategies, which he joined in June 2015. Previously he was a member of the investment teams at Goldman Sachs, Mount Kellett, and KKR & Co, where he was responsible for developing the special situations business in France. He holds a Master in Applied Mathematics and a Master in Management.
A graduate of ESSEC, Jérôme Loustau began his career in finance at KPMG (2002-2003). He then joined the investment banking industry, first with Deutsche Bank in equity advisory (2005-2008), then with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in financing (2009-2011) and again with Deutsche Bank in credit investment (2011-2014). In 2014, he joined the investment fund Attestor Capital, first as a manager and then as a partner from 2015. In January 2020, he joined Fidera as a partner and portfolio manager.
Pascal Savary began his career in 1981 in a French food distribution group. Four years later, he became Director of Operational Subsidiaries at Accor. He stayed there for seven years. After this initial experience in the tourism sector, he joined the asset management field in 1992, first as a real estate investment advisor for French private banks, then for Stam Europe and finally within the Caisse d’Épargne Group, where he held the positions of Director of Acquisitions and Real Estate Funds for Europe and Managing Director of GCE REIM (real estate asset manager).
In 2008, combining his experience in tourism and asset management, he created the independent management company Atream, specialising in asset management and real estate funds with a recognised expertise in assets linked to the tourism sector.
A graduate of the Sorbonne, Claire Gagnaire began her career with the airline Air Inter and then with TAT. She then joined Amadeus, the European leader in technologies dedicated to the travel industry. In 2000, she joined Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), the world leader in business travel, meetings and events management, as an account manager.
In 2004, she was appointed Managing Director of Sabre Travel Network, the leading US provider of solutions for travel agencies, corporations, suppliers and developers. For 9 years she developed the business in France and Benelux.
She joined the Hellio Group in 2013, where she was appointed Director of Business Development and Communication, then General Secretary and Director of External Relations.
Throughout her career, Claire Gagnaire has developed a keen interest and expertise in CSR issues. In addition to her role as Secretary General of Hellio, a major player in energy management, she was appointed President of the association Les Transitionneurs for one year, following the vote of the General Assembly on 25 January 2022. The aim of the association is to imagine, promote and support initiatives by accelerating the convergence of societal, ecological, economic, cultural, digital and democratic transitions at all scales in the territories.
Delphine Grison is an alumnus of the ENS (1987), a doctor in quantum physics (1992) and an engineer of the Ponts et Chaussées (1994).
She is President of DGTL Conseil, a company through which she carries out consulting missions in strategy and digital transformation. Delphine Grison is also a director and member of the audit committee of Dekuple (formerly known as “ADL performance”) and SOLOCAL. She was Marketing and Data Intelligence Director of CBRE France between 2015 and 2020, after having worked for more than 10 years in the media industry, successively in finance, strategy, marketing and digital functions. In particular, she managed the digital activities of Lagardère Active Digital until 2013 as President of Lagardère Active Digital and member of the Management Board of Lagardère Active.
At the same time, she was a director of Asmodée between 2014 and 2018.
A graduate from Dauphine with a Master’s degree and a DESS in Finance, followed by an Executive MBA from HEC, Victoire Aubry began her career in 1990 as a trader on the bond markets at Ixis before joining the General Management of the CDC Group in 1998, as Head of Competitive Financial Subsidiaries and Major M&A Projects (Caisses d’Epargne, Ixis, CDC Entreprises, etc.).
In 2005, she was appointed Director of Steering and Performance for the CNP Assurances Group, where she managed the performance of the business lines and the Group’s major transformation and optimisation projects.
In 2012, she joined the Executive Committee of Compagnie des Alpes where she was in charge of finance, risk management, legal affairs and IT. In 2015, she became a member of the Executive Committee of Icade in charge of Finance, Legal and IT, a position she will hold until March 2024, when she will devote herself fully to her activities as an independent director.
A graduate of the IFA in 2016, she has been an independent director and member of the Audit and Risk Committees of the Agence France Locale Group since 2013. She was also a director and member of the Audit Committee of BPI Investissement and BPI Participation from 2018 to January 2024, and previously of the Musée Grévin, Société Forestière and the 2 Alpes ski resort.
Honours: In October 2016, Victoire Aubry was awarded the Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite.
A graduate in accounting and business management (IAE Bordeaux), Thierry Amirault began his career in tourism after training as a holiday village manager.
After a number of experiences within various CSEs (Social and Economic Committees): Vacances pour Tous, Education Nationale, CCGPF (Comité Central du Groupe Public Ferroviaire CSE SNCF) and CAES du CNRS, he proudly joined the Pierre & Vacances-Center Parcs Group and signed his first permanent contract in December 1998 as Director of the Les Temples du Soleil residence in Val Thorens.
After a two-year stint at the Village Normandy Garden, where he oversaw the renovation and creation of the catering department, he moved to Vars to open the Albane residence. A trailblazer, he was the first person in the mountains to sign a direct management mandate with maeva.com.
Since 2015, he has successfully managed the Alpes d’Huez area for the Pierre & Vacances brand.
The Group Executive Committee steers the Group strategic orientation implementation and decides major operational initiatives required to develop and improve its performance.
Graduate of Ecole Polytechnique (1995/1998), Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (1998/2001), and MBA from Collège des Ingénieurs (2000/2001).
Professional career:
In addition, Franck Gervais is a member of the Board of Directors of La Poste as a qualified personality (2020).
He is also a director of Groupe Lucien Barrière and Midnight trains.
In 2019, he was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Union des Marques.
Graduate of a double degree in business law and a Master’s degree in English and North American business law at the University of Paris I, Panthéon Sorbonne
Graduate of HEC, Paris
Master’s degree in Management from EDHEC
Graduate of HEC Paris and INSEAD
Holder of a BSC in hotel management from the Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne in Switzerland
Graduate of the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP)
MBA from the University of Texas at Austin and Stanford SEP
After 10 years in financial control, Philippe Lederman held the following positions:
Master’s degree in finance, Université Paris Dauphine – PSL
Before joining the Group, Olivier Mourrain had an extensive international career with leading real estate companies.
Graduate of a master 2 Advanced Human Resources Management at IAE, Université Paris I – La Sorbonne and a master 1 Human Resources Management at the Institut de Gestion Sociale.
10 as HR Manager and HR Business Partner in various companies:
2009- 2016: Idemia
2016-2019: International HR Director of Martur Fompak International
2019-2023: Interim management assignments
Since September 2023: HR Director, Pierre & Vacances-Center Parcs Group
Graduate of the Ecole Nationale des Ponts & Chaussées
Graduate of the Ecole Centrale
