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'''Thierry Delaporte''' is a French business executive who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of [[Sodexo]], the | '''Thierry Delaporte''' is a French business executive who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of [[Sodexo]], the global food services and facilities management company headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France.<ref name="sodexo-appoint">{{cite web |title=Sodexo appoints Thierry Delaporte as Chief Executive Officer and adopts dissociated governance |url=https://www.sodexo.com/news/newsroom/2025/Sodexo-appoints-new-ceo |publisher=Sodexo Group |date=2025-10-07 |access-date=2026-02-24}}</ref> He assumed the role effective 10 November 2025, as part of a broader governance restructuring at Sodexo that separated the roles of chairman and chief executive officer.<ref name="rttnews">{{cite news |date=2025-10-08 |title=Sodexo Name Thierry Delaporte Group CEO |url=https://www.rttnews.com/3580692/sodexo-name-thierry-delaporte-group-ceo.aspx |work=RTTNews |access-date=2026-02-24}}</ref> Before joining Sodexo, Delaporte was known for his tenure as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of [[Wipro Limited]], one of India's largest information technology services companies. His appointment at Sodexo marked a significant leadership transition for the company, which adopted a dissociated governance model under his stewardship.<ref name="businesschief">{{cite news |date=2025-10-09 |title=How New Sodexo CEO Will Lead New Era Of Governance |url=https://businesschief.com/news/how-new-sodexo-ceo-will-lead-new-era-of-governance |work=Business Chief |access-date=2026-02-24}}</ref> Since taking the helm, Delaporte has undertaken a series of organizational changes at Sodexo, including restructuring the company's global leadership and assuming direct oversight of North American operations.<ref name="sodexo-na">{{cite web |title=Sodexo Announces Change to North America Leadership |url=https://www.sodexo.com/news/newsroom/2025/sodexo-announces-change-to-north-america-leadership |publisher=Sodexo Group |date=2025-11-17 |access-date=2026-02-24}}</ref> | ||
== Career == | == Career == | ||
=== Early | === Early Career and Wipro === | ||
Prior to his appointment at Sodexo, Thierry Delaporte built a career in global business leadership. He is most prominently known for his role as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of [[Wipro Limited]], one of India's foremost information technology services and consulting companies. At Wipro, Delaporte held the top executive position and was responsible for overseeing the company's global operations and strategic direction. His experience at Wipro provided him with extensive exposure to managing large, multinational technology services organizations with operations spanning numerous countries. | |||
=== CEO | === Appointment as Sodexo CEO === | ||
Delaporte | On 7 October 2025, Sodexo's Board of Directors announced the appointment of Thierry Delaporte as Group Chief Executive Officer, effective 10 November 2025.<ref name="sodexo-appoint" /> The appointment was part of a broader governance restructuring at the company, which adopted a dissociated governance model — separating the roles of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer.<ref name="businesschief" /> This governance shift represented a departure from Sodexo's previous leadership structure and was characterized in industry reporting as the beginning of a new chapter in the company's leadership and strategic direction.<ref name="investing1">{{cite news |date=2025-10-08 |title=Sodexo names Thierry Delaporte as new CEO in governance shift |url=https://www.investing.com/news/company-news/sodexo-names-thierry-delaporte-as-new-ceo-in-governance-shift-93CH-4277789 |work=Investing.com |access-date=2026-02-24}}</ref> | ||
=== | The separation of the chairman and CEO roles was a notable development for Sodexo, a company founded by Pierre Bellon that had historically maintained a more centralized governance structure. By appointing Delaporte as a dedicated CEO, the Board signaled its intent to strengthen operational management while maintaining independent board oversight.<ref name="investing2">{{cite news |date=2025-10-09 |title=Sodexo appoints Thierry Delaporte as CEO, separating top roles |url=https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/sodexo-appoints-thierry-delaporte-as-ceo-separating-top-roles-93CH-4278936 |work=Investing.com |access-date=2026-02-24}}</ref> | ||
Sodexo, at the time of Delaporte's appointment, was a Société Anonyme listed on the Euronext Paris exchange and a component of the CAC Next 20 index. The company employed approximately 522,000 people, operated in 55 countries, and served 100 million customers daily. For fiscal year 2023, ending in August of that year, Sodexo reported revenues of approximately €28.1 billion and an underlying operating profit of €699 million.<ref name="verdict">{{cite news |date=2025-10-09 |title=Sodexo appoints Thierry Delaporte as new CEO |url=https://www.verdictfoodservice.com/news/sodexo-appoints-new-ceo/ |work=Verdict Food Service |access-date=2026-02-24}}</ref> The company's services spanned food services, facility management, and service vouchers across sectors including private corporations, government agencies, schools, hospitals, military installations, and correctional facilities. | |||
=== North America Leadership === | |||
Sodexo | Shortly after assuming the CEO role, Delaporte expanded his direct responsibilities to include oversight of Sodexo's North American operations. In November 2025, Sodexo announced that the newly appointed Group CEO would take on direct leadership of the North America segment, signaling the strategic importance of the region to the company's overall business.<ref name="sodexo-na" /> North America represented one of Sodexo's largest and most significant markets, and Delaporte's decision to assume direct control of the region underscored his hands-on approach to managing the company's key growth areas during the early phase of his tenure. | ||
=== | === Organizational Restructuring === | ||
In February 2026, Delaporte announced a new Global Executive Team as part of a simplified global leadership structure.<ref name="sodexo-get">{{cite web |title=Sodexo CEO Thierry Delaporte announces new Global Executive Team |url=https://www.sodexo.com/news/newsroom/2026/New-Global-Executive-Team |publisher=Sodexo Group |date=2026-02-19 |access-date=2026-02-24}}</ref> The restructuring was designed to streamline decision-making and strengthen proximity between the company's leadership and its operational units across the globe. This reorganization was among the first major structural initiatives undertaken by Delaporte following his appointment and reflected his approach to creating a more agile and responsive organizational framework at Sodexo. | |||
= | The announcement of the new Global Executive Team came approximately three months into Delaporte's tenure as CEO, indicating a relatively swift pace of organizational change. The simplified leadership structure was intended to reduce layers of management and improve the speed with which strategic decisions could be implemented across Sodexo's global operations, which encompassed food services, facilities management, and related services in dozens of countries.<ref name="sodexo-get" /> | ||
== Sodexo == | |||
Sodexo, the company Delaporte was appointed to lead, is a French food services and facilities management company headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux, a suburb of Paris.<ref name="sodexo-appoint" /> Originally established as Société d'Exploitation Hotelière, the company was founded by Pierre Bellon in Marseille, France. The company later changed its name from Sodexho to Sodexo.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sodexho becomes Sodexo |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704184550/http://www.sodexo.com/group_en/press/news/group/2008/sodexho-becomes-sodexo.asp |publisher=Sodexo |date= |access-date=2026-02-24}}</ref> | |||
By the time of Delaporte's appointment, Sodexo had grown into Europe's second-largest company of its type by both number of employees and revenue, behind only the United Kingdom-based [[Compass Group]].<ref name="verdict" /> The company operated across a wide variety of sectors, providing services to private corporations, government agencies, educational institutions ranging from preschool through university, hospitals and clinics, assisted-living facilities, military bases, and prisons. Through its subsidiary Sodexo Justice Services, the company operated support services in correctional facilities across multiple countries. | |||
Sodexo's fiscal year 2023 results, reported before Delaporte's appointment, showed revenues of approximately €28.1 billion, with an underlying operating profit of €699 million and net income of €137 million. The company's total assets stood at approximately €18.99 billion, with equity of approximately €3.17 billion. With 522,000 employees worldwide, Sodexo was one of the largest private employers in the world.<ref name="verdict" /> | |||
The governance transition that accompanied Delaporte's appointment — moving from a combined chairman-CEO structure to a dissociated model with separate roles — was a significant development in Sodexo's corporate history. The Board of Directors' decision to adopt this structure, concurrent with Delaporte's hiring, reflected a broader trend in European corporate governance toward separating the oversight and management functions of publicly listed companies.<ref name="investing2" /><ref name="businesschief" /> | |||
== Leadership Style and Strategic Direction == | |||
Delaporte's early actions as Sodexo CEO suggested a leadership approach centered on organizational simplification and direct engagement with key markets. His decision to assume personal oversight of North American operations, announced within weeks of taking office, indicated a willingness to take direct responsibility for the company's most strategically important regions rather than delegating through intermediate management layers.<ref name="sodexo-na" /> | |||
The announcement of a new Global Executive Team in February 2026 further illustrated Delaporte's focus on streamlining Sodexo's organizational structure. The stated goals of the restructuring — to "streamline decision-making" and "strengthen proximity" between leadership and operations — pointed to an emphasis on reducing bureaucratic complexity within the large, multinational organization.<ref name="sodexo-get" /> | |||
These early moves were consistent with the governance philosophy that underpinned his appointment. The separation of the chairman and CEO roles at Sodexo was designed to create clearer lines of accountability, with Delaporte bearing direct responsibility for the company's operational performance while the board maintained its oversight function independently.<ref name="investing1" /><ref name="investing2" /> | |||
== Recognition == | == Recognition == | ||
Delaporte's appointment as CEO of Sodexo received | Delaporte's appointment as CEO of Sodexo received coverage from multiple international business and financial news outlets, including Investing.com, RTTNews, Business Chief, and Verdict Food Service, reflecting the significance of the leadership transition at one of Europe's largest food services and facilities management companies.<ref name="rttnews" /><ref name="businesschief" /><ref name="verdict" /><ref name="investing1" /> The appointment was noted not only for the change in individual leadership but also for the accompanying structural governance reforms at Sodexo, which were seen as marking a new era for the company.<ref name="businesschief" /> | ||
His prior | His prior experience leading Wipro Limited, a major global IT services company, was a factor in his selection for the Sodexo role, as it demonstrated his capacity to manage large, complex, multinational organizations operating across diverse markets and geographies. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:40, 24 February 2026
| Thierry Delaporte | |
| Nationality | French |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Business executive |
| Title | Chief Executive Officer, Sodexo |
| Employer | Sodexo |
| Known for | CEO of Sodexo, former CEO of Wipro Limited |
Thierry Delaporte is a French business executive who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Sodexo, the global food services and facilities management company headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France.[1] He assumed the role effective 10 November 2025, as part of a broader governance restructuring at Sodexo that separated the roles of chairman and chief executive officer.[2] Before joining Sodexo, Delaporte was known for his tenure as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Wipro Limited, one of India's largest information technology services companies. His appointment at Sodexo marked a significant leadership transition for the company, which adopted a dissociated governance model under his stewardship.[3] Since taking the helm, Delaporte has undertaken a series of organizational changes at Sodexo, including restructuring the company's global leadership and assuming direct oversight of North American operations.[4]
Career
Early Career and Wipro
Prior to his appointment at Sodexo, Thierry Delaporte built a career in global business leadership. He is most prominently known for his role as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Wipro Limited, one of India's foremost information technology services and consulting companies. At Wipro, Delaporte held the top executive position and was responsible for overseeing the company's global operations and strategic direction. His experience at Wipro provided him with extensive exposure to managing large, multinational technology services organizations with operations spanning numerous countries.
Appointment as Sodexo CEO
On 7 October 2025, Sodexo's Board of Directors announced the appointment of Thierry Delaporte as Group Chief Executive Officer, effective 10 November 2025.[1] The appointment was part of a broader governance restructuring at the company, which adopted a dissociated governance model — separating the roles of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer.[3] This governance shift represented a departure from Sodexo's previous leadership structure and was characterized in industry reporting as the beginning of a new chapter in the company's leadership and strategic direction.[5]
The separation of the chairman and CEO roles was a notable development for Sodexo, a company founded by Pierre Bellon that had historically maintained a more centralized governance structure. By appointing Delaporte as a dedicated CEO, the Board signaled its intent to strengthen operational management while maintaining independent board oversight.[6]
Sodexo, at the time of Delaporte's appointment, was a Société Anonyme listed on the Euronext Paris exchange and a component of the CAC Next 20 index. The company employed approximately 522,000 people, operated in 55 countries, and served 100 million customers daily. For fiscal year 2023, ending in August of that year, Sodexo reported revenues of approximately €28.1 billion and an underlying operating profit of €699 million.[7] The company's services spanned food services, facility management, and service vouchers across sectors including private corporations, government agencies, schools, hospitals, military installations, and correctional facilities.
North America Leadership
Shortly after assuming the CEO role, Delaporte expanded his direct responsibilities to include oversight of Sodexo's North American operations. In November 2025, Sodexo announced that the newly appointed Group CEO would take on direct leadership of the North America segment, signaling the strategic importance of the region to the company's overall business.[4] North America represented one of Sodexo's largest and most significant markets, and Delaporte's decision to assume direct control of the region underscored his hands-on approach to managing the company's key growth areas during the early phase of his tenure.
Organizational Restructuring
In February 2026, Delaporte announced a new Global Executive Team as part of a simplified global leadership structure.[8] The restructuring was designed to streamline decision-making and strengthen proximity between the company's leadership and its operational units across the globe. This reorganization was among the first major structural initiatives undertaken by Delaporte following his appointment and reflected his approach to creating a more agile and responsive organizational framework at Sodexo.
The announcement of the new Global Executive Team came approximately three months into Delaporte's tenure as CEO, indicating a relatively swift pace of organizational change. The simplified leadership structure was intended to reduce layers of management and improve the speed with which strategic decisions could be implemented across Sodexo's global operations, which encompassed food services, facilities management, and related services in dozens of countries.[8]
Sodexo
Sodexo, the company Delaporte was appointed to lead, is a French food services and facilities management company headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux, a suburb of Paris.[1] Originally established as Société d'Exploitation Hotelière, the company was founded by Pierre Bellon in Marseille, France. The company later changed its name from Sodexho to Sodexo.[9]
By the time of Delaporte's appointment, Sodexo had grown into Europe's second-largest company of its type by both number of employees and revenue, behind only the United Kingdom-based Compass Group.[7] The company operated across a wide variety of sectors, providing services to private corporations, government agencies, educational institutions ranging from preschool through university, hospitals and clinics, assisted-living facilities, military bases, and prisons. Through its subsidiary Sodexo Justice Services, the company operated support services in correctional facilities across multiple countries.
Sodexo's fiscal year 2023 results, reported before Delaporte's appointment, showed revenues of approximately €28.1 billion, with an underlying operating profit of €699 million and net income of €137 million. The company's total assets stood at approximately €18.99 billion, with equity of approximately €3.17 billion. With 522,000 employees worldwide, Sodexo was one of the largest private employers in the world.[7]
The governance transition that accompanied Delaporte's appointment — moving from a combined chairman-CEO structure to a dissociated model with separate roles — was a significant development in Sodexo's corporate history. The Board of Directors' decision to adopt this structure, concurrent with Delaporte's hiring, reflected a broader trend in European corporate governance toward separating the oversight and management functions of publicly listed companies.[6][3]
Leadership Style and Strategic Direction
Delaporte's early actions as Sodexo CEO suggested a leadership approach centered on organizational simplification and direct engagement with key markets. His decision to assume personal oversight of North American operations, announced within weeks of taking office, indicated a willingness to take direct responsibility for the company's most strategically important regions rather than delegating through intermediate management layers.[4]
The announcement of a new Global Executive Team in February 2026 further illustrated Delaporte's focus on streamlining Sodexo's organizational structure. The stated goals of the restructuring — to "streamline decision-making" and "strengthen proximity" between leadership and operations — pointed to an emphasis on reducing bureaucratic complexity within the large, multinational organization.[8]
These early moves were consistent with the governance philosophy that underpinned his appointment. The separation of the chairman and CEO roles at Sodexo was designed to create clearer lines of accountability, with Delaporte bearing direct responsibility for the company's operational performance while the board maintained its oversight function independently.[5][6]
Recognition
Delaporte's appointment as CEO of Sodexo received coverage from multiple international business and financial news outlets, including Investing.com, RTTNews, Business Chief, and Verdict Food Service, reflecting the significance of the leadership transition at one of Europe's largest food services and facilities management companies.[2][3][7][5] The appointment was noted not only for the change in individual leadership but also for the accompanying structural governance reforms at Sodexo, which were seen as marking a new era for the company.[3]
His prior experience leading Wipro Limited, a major global IT services company, was a factor in his selection for the Sodexo role, as it demonstrated his capacity to manage large, complex, multinational organizations operating across diverse markets and geographies.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Sodexo appoints Thierry Delaporte as Chief Executive Officer and adopts dissociated governance".Sodexo Group.2025-10-07.https://www.sodexo.com/news/newsroom/2025/Sodexo-appoints-new-ceo.Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Sodexo Name Thierry Delaporte Group CEO".RTTNews.2025-10-08.https://www.rttnews.com/3580692/sodexo-name-thierry-delaporte-group-ceo.aspx.Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "How New Sodexo CEO Will Lead New Era Of Governance".Business Chief.2025-10-09.https://businesschief.com/news/how-new-sodexo-ceo-will-lead-new-era-of-governance.Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Sodexo Announces Change to North America Leadership".Sodexo Group.2025-11-17.https://www.sodexo.com/news/newsroom/2025/sodexo-announces-change-to-north-america-leadership.Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Sodexo names Thierry Delaporte as new CEO in governance shift".Investing.com.2025-10-08.https://www.investing.com/news/company-news/sodexo-names-thierry-delaporte-as-new-ceo-in-governance-shift-93CH-4277789.Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Sodexo appoints Thierry Delaporte as CEO, separating top roles".Investing.com.2025-10-09.https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/sodexo-appoints-thierry-delaporte-as-ceo-separating-top-roles-93CH-4278936.Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "Sodexo appoints Thierry Delaporte as new CEO".Verdict Food Service.2025-10-09.https://www.verdictfoodservice.com/news/sodexo-appoints-new-ceo/.Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Sodexo CEO Thierry Delaporte announces new Global Executive Team".Sodexo Group.2026-02-19.https://www.sodexo.com/news/newsroom/2026/New-Global-Executive-Team.Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ↑ "Sodexho becomes Sodexo".Sodexo.https://web.archive.org/web/20080704184550/http://www.sodexo.com/group_en/press/news/group/2008/sodexho-becomes-sodexo.asp.Retrieved 2026-02-24.