Anne-marie Couderc
Independent Director
administrative
Compagnie Plastic Omnium SA
France
Biography
Ms. Anne-Marie Couderc has been an Independent Director of COMPAGNIE PLASTIC OMNIUM S.A. since December 21, 2010. After beginning her career in 1973 as an attorney in Paris, she joined Hachette in 1982 in the media branch, which has since become Lagardere Active. She was appointed Deputy Managing Director of Lagardere Active in 1993 before entering the government to serve under Prime Minister Alain Juppe in 1995. She served as Deputy to the French National Assembly representing Paris from 1993 to 1995, Deputy Minister for Employment from 1995 to 1997 and Deputy Mayor of Paris from 1989 to 2001. In late 1997, she was appointed Chief Executive of Hachette's French magazine division and publication director of ParisMatch and Journal du Dimanche. In 2007, she was also named Secretary General of Lagardere Active. She became Chief Executive Officer of Presstalis in August 2010. Ms. Couderc is Officier de la Legion d'Honneur and Officier de l'Ordre National du Merite. She also serves as the Chair of the Board of Presstalis SARL and Director of Mediakiosk SAS and Fondation Veolia Environnement.
Research Interest
Business and Economics
