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Alexandre Bompard

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Alexandre Bompard
Born
Alexandre Joubert-Bompard

(1972-10-04) 4 October 1972 (age 52)
Saint-Étienne, France
EducationSciences Po, ÉNA
OccupationBusinessman
TitleChairman and CEO, Carrefour
TermJuly 2017-
PredecessorGeorges Plassat
Board member ofFnac
SpouseCharlotte Bompard
Children3

Alexandre Bompard (born 4 October 1972) is a French businessman. He became CEO of the retail chain Fnac in 2011. Since July 2017, he has also been chairman and CEO of Carrefour.

Early life

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Alexandre Bompard was born on 4 October 1972 in Saint-Étienne, France.[1][2] He is the son of Alain Bompard, a businessman and president of the AS Saint-Étienne football club from 1997 to 2003.[3]

Bompard graduated from Sciences Po Paris in 1994 and was admitted to the École nationale d'administration where he graduated with the 1999 promotion Cyrano de Bergerac.[4]

Career

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After graduation, Bompard joined the Inspection générale des finances. He served as a junior inspector until 1999 before being promoted to finance inspector in 2002. After serving as a project manager for the chief director of the Inspection générale des finances, he became in 2003 a technical advisor to François Fillon, then Minister of Social Affairs, Labour and Solidarity.[5]

Bompard joined the French broadcaster Canal+ in 2004 as the chief of staff for the group's president Bertrand Meheut. In June 2005, was appointed director of the sports department, replacing Michel Denisot.[6] In June 2008, Bompard replaced Jean-Pierre Elkabbach as chairman and CEO of the radio station Europe 1.[7]

In November 2010, Bompard became CEO of French retail chain Fnac.[5][8][9] In 2013, Fnac was spun off from the PPR group. Bompard led Fnac's demerger and its successful listing on the Paris stock exchange.[10][11] Still under his leadership, Fnac acquired Darty in 2016, creating one of France's largest brick-and-mortar retailers.[12] In June 2017, he stepped down from the roles of chairman and CEO of Fnac.[13]

Bompard joined Carrefour as CEO in July 2017. His first move was to set new standards for better food and package sustainability, limitation of food waste, development of bioproducts, e-commerce partnerships, two billion euros in annual investments from 2018 as well as organisational and cost reduction measures.[14][15] In 2019, he took Carrefour out of China where the group was losing money.[16] In 2024, he led Carrefour's acquisition of Cora and Match (175 chain stores).[17] In November 2024, he issued an apology to the Brazilian agricultural authorities[18] for announcing that Carrefour stores in France would not sell Brazilian meat in a move to protect French agriculture.[19][20] His tenure was renewed in 2021,[21] and again 2024.[22]

Other roles

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  • Since 2023: President of the Fédération du Commerce et de la Distribution (FCD)[23]

Distinctions

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Personal life

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He is married to Charlotte Caubel. They have three daughters.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Alexandre Bompard". LSA-Conso. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Magazine, ESM (9 June 2017). "Who Is Alexandre Bompard? An Explainer - ESM Magazine". Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  3. ^ Profiles, EuropeanCEO, 23 September 2011
  4. ^ Alexandre Bompard’s Background, Businessweek, as of 10 July 2013
  5. ^ a b Bompard to become Fnac chairman and ceo, The Bookseller, 24 November 2010
  6. ^ Alexandre Bompard To Head Fnac, Billboard.com, 26 November 2010
  7. ^ "Europe 1: Bompard remplace Elkabbach". lejdd.fr (in French). 2008-06-03. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  8. ^ PPR Names Bompard Head Of Fnac Retail Chain, Women's Wear Daily, 24 November 2010
  9. ^ PPR: Alexandre Bompard Appointed Chairman and CEO of FNAC, Reuters.com, 24 November 2010
  10. ^ Luxury goods group PPR to spin off Fnac books chain, Financial Times, 16 June 2013
  11. ^ PPR Confirms Plan to Spin Off, List Fnac Unit, Fox Business, as of 10 July 2013
  12. ^ Sage, Adam (2015-09-30). "Fnac makes £533m offer for electricals chain Darty". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  13. ^ "Alexandre Bompard resigns as Chairman and CEO Of Fnac". Reuters. 2017-06-09. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  14. ^ "French Retailer Carrefour Set To Start Fresh Consumer Revolution Using Bricks, Clicks and Block chain". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  15. ^ "Presentation of the transformation plan "Carrefour 2022"" (PDF). Carrefour.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  16. ^ Bouleau, Claire (2019-06-24). "Pourquoi Alexandre Bompard, PDG de Carrefour quitte la Chine". Challenges (in French). Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  17. ^ Vifflin, Nathan (2024-07-01). "Carrefour sees more upside from Cora and Match acquisition". Reuters. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  18. ^ "Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock receives apology from Carrefour Group CEO". www.gov.br. 2024-11-26. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  19. ^ "Carrefour Apologizes to Calm France-Brazil Meat Spat". Bloomberg.com. 2024-11-26. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  20. ^ "Carrefour attempts damage control against Brazil 'boycott'". France 24. 2024-11-26. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  21. ^ "Carrefour: Le mandat de PDG de Bompard renouvelé pour trois ans". Challenges (in French). 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  22. ^ "French retailer Carrefour extends boss's tenure for three years". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  23. ^ Wynne-Jones, Steve (2023-08-29). "Carrefour CEO Alexandre Bompard Named President Of France's FCD". ESM Magazine. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  24. ^ "Nomination ou promotion dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres juillet 2009". www.culture.gouv.fr (in French). 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  25. ^ Décret du 2 mai 2017 portant promotion et nomination, retrieved 2025-01-31
Business positions
Preceded by CEO of Carrefour
2017–present 		Succeeded by
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