Three directors

at the helm

Brigitte Auffret adores opera singing, in which she has been involved since her teenage years. Graduated of the HEC Paris business school, joined Manutan in 1986 after a three- year stint at Monsanto. She began as a management controller and subsequently held different financial positions before being promoted to Group Chief Financial Officer in 2000. In November 2011, she was appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Head of Human Resources, Finance and Quality. A firm believer in the Group's human values, she has been at the ship's helm since 2013 alongside Xavier Guichard, the grandson and son of the company's founders, and Pierre-Olivier Brial, who is also Deputy Chief Executive Officer.

Passionate about art in all its forms, and particularly keen on contemporary painting, Xavier Guichard is a leader driven by a mission: "Enterprising for a Better World".
After graduating from Brest Business School, he cut his teeth at Packard Bell and Nec Computers International as a Business Controller before joining the Manutan Group at the age of 29 as Group Controller. In 2005, he became Managing Director of the Scandinavian subsidiaries, before taking over as Head of Group Operations. In November 2011, he was appointed Deputy CEO and then CEO in March 2013.

Pierre-Olivier Brial has enjoyed playing the guitar and singing since he was a child, and devotes his free time to his passion at his home recording studio. After graduating from EDHEC Business School in 1996 (majoring in entrepreneurial studies), he began his career at Bossard Consultants. After being hired in 2001 by French company Manutan as Deputy Chief R&D Officer, he held various executive positions within the Group, including e- business, business development and management of the company's geographic areas across Europe. In November 2011, he was appointed Deputy CEO. He is also Chairman of both the METI Digital Board (Movement of Mid-Cap Companies) and the Mid-Cap Club for Greater Paris.