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Appointments 20 November 2015

Patrick Bataillard is appointed Chief Financial Officer of Edenred

Edenred announces the appointment of Patrick Bataillard as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Committee member.

Patrick Bataillard began his career at Ernst & Young in 1986. In 1990, he joined IT service provider CCMX (Concept group) as head of management control. In 1994, he became a project executive at CDR Entreprises, before being appointed Chief Financial Officer of US telecommunications company AT&T's French IT subsidiaries in 1996. In 1998, he joined Norbert Dentressangle, a leading global player in transport and logistics, as a financial controller, before becoming Chief Financial Officer of the Transport division in 2000. 

In 2001, he was appointed Chief Financial Officer and Executive Board member of the Norbert Dentressangle group, where he was in charge of overseeing the corporate functions and supporting them during the group's transformation. Following the acquisition of Norbert Dentressangle by US group XPO Logistics, Patrick Bataillard was responsible for facilitating the integration of the company's European activities into the newly formed group, a role he held until today.

Patrick Bataillard, 51, is a graduate of EM Lyon Business School and holds a degree in finance and accounting. He will take up his new position on November 30, 2015 and will sit on the Group's Executive Committee.

Bertrand Dumazy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Edenred, said: "I am delighted that Patrick Bataillard has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Group. Patrick brings with him extensive financial expertise, which he gained in particular while working for a listed global company and playing an instrumental role in its transformation. His arrival represents a further asset for our ongoing development and future success."

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Edenred is a leading digital platform for services and payments and the everyday companion for people at work, connecting more than 60 million users and more than 2 million partner merchants in 45 countries via close to 1 million corporate clients.

Edenred offers specific-purpose payment solutions for food (such as meal benefits), engagement (such as gift cards and engagement platforms), mobility (such as multi-energy solutions, including EV charging, maintenance, toll and parking) and corporate payments (such as virtual cards). 

True to the Group’s purpose, “Enrich connections. For good.”, these solutions enhance users’ well-being and purchasing power. They improve companies’ attractiveness and efficiency,and vitalize the employment market and the local economy. They also foster access to healthier food, more environmentally friendly products and sustainable mobility.

Edenred’s 12,000 employees are committed to making the world of work a connected ecosystem that is safer, more efficient and more responsible every day.

In 2023, thanks to its global technology assets, the Group managed €41 billion in business volume, primarily carried out via mobile applications, online platforms and cards.

Edenred is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange and included in the following indices: CAC 40, CAC 40 ESG, CAC Large 60, Euronext 100, Euronext Tech Leaders, FTSE4Good and MSCI Europe.

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