Antoine Giscard D’estaing

Biography

Antoine Giscard d’Estaing was appointed to Cnova’s Board of Directors in May 2015 and was named Chairman in November 2016. Mr. Giscard d’Estaing is a graduate of the HEC School of Management and the École Nationale d’Administration. After serving four years in the auditing department of the French Treasury, he joined Suez-Lyonnaise des Eaux in 1990 and eventually became that company’s Chief Financial Officer. He then joined Schneider Electric in 2000 as Executive Vice-President of Finance, Auditing and Legal Affairs, before moving to Danone in 2005 as Executive Vice-President of Finance, Strategy and Information Systems. He was appointed Danone’s Corporate Secretary in 2007. In 2008, he was a partner with Bain & Company Paris. In April 2009, Mr. Giscard d’Estaing became Groupe Casino’s Chief Financial Officer; he retains that position today and is also a member of the Executive Committee.

Research Interest

Business and Management