Sylvia Metayer, Senior Independent Director
Appointment:
Sylvia was appointed to the Board on 3 May 2022.
Committee membership:
Chair of Audit & Risk Committee and member of the Remuneration & Nomination Committee.
Responsibilities, relevant skills and experience:
After beginning her career as an auditor, Sylvia has gone on to build a highly successful career, initially holding key financial roles in leading international organisations and then in customer-focused commercial senior leadership roles, most recently at Sodexo. She joined Sodexo in 2006 as Group Financial Controller and was appointed CFO for Europe in 2008, President International Large Accounts in 2010, and CEO of Sodexo’s Corporate Services Worldwide segment, the largest business in Sodexo in 2014. Before joining Sodexo, Sylvia was COO at Houghton Mifflin, a Boston-based educational publisher. Sylvia gained a business degree from the French École des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC) and is a graduate of both Queen’s University, Canada and of the University of Ottawa, Canada.
Key external appointments:
Sylvia is an independent Non-Executive Director for PageGroup plc, and an independent Non-Executive of Groupe ADP (Aéroports de Paris SA), chairing their Nomination and Remuneration Committees. She is also a member of the Supervisory Board of Keolis, SAS and Chair of the Audit and Compliance Committee.
