Background
Lagardere, Arnaud was born on March 18, 1961 in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. Son of Jean-Luc Lagardere.
Lagardere, Arnaud was born on March 18, 1961 in Boulogne-Billancourt, France. Son of Jean-Luc Lagardere.
Bachelor economic, University Paris IX, Dauphiné. Diploma economic, University Paris IX, Dauphiné.
With a Drug Enforcement Administration higher degree (Master) in economics from Paris Dauphine University, Arnaud Lagardère joined the Lagardère Group in 1986. He was appointed Director (1986) and then Chief Executive Officer (1989) of MMB, which became Lagardère Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget in 1996. Since that time, he has held different positions within the Group, including Chairman of Grolier Incorporated. in the United States (1994–1998), Chairman of Europe 1 - Communication (1999–2007), et cetera
Since 2003, he has headed the Lagardère Group as General Partner.
Since his arrival at the head of the group in 2003, Arnaud Lagardère has gradually refocused Lagardère Group to make it a pure media group which is among the world leaders in the sector. In book publishing, the group acquired 40% of Vivendi Universal Publishing, Houghton Mifflin, and Warner Books: Today, Lagardère Publishing is number two in its sector worldwide.
In 2006, it created a new entity – Lagardère Sports – which became Lagardère Unlimited in May 2010, specializing in sport industry and entertainment, with the successive acquisitions of Sportfive, International Electrotechnical Commission in Sports, World Sport Group and Best. In September 2015, Lagardère Unlimited has been renamed Lagardère Sports and Entertainment.
Today, driven by Arnaud Lagardère, the group is working to expand its business digitally, especially in publishing and media.
In the group
Arnaud Lagardère is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hachette Société Anonyme, whose trade name is Lagardère Media, Chief Executive Officer of Lagardère Sports and Entertainment, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Lagardère Active and Lagardère Travel Retail, and Director of Hachette Livre (Lagardère Publishing). Arnaud Lagardère is also President of the Jean-Luc Lagardère Foundation. Other positions outside the group.
Arnaud Lagardère has been a Director of France Télécom (2003–2008), Moët Hennessy — Louis Vuitton (2003–2009), and FIMALAC (2003–2006), and a member of the Supervisory Board of Le Monde (2005–2008). Outside the group, Arnaud Lagardère was Director and Chairman of SOGEADE-GÉRANCE (a French holding company for aeronautics, defense, and space) from 2007 to 2013, member of the Board of Directors of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company North.V. from 2003 to 2013, and member of the Conseil stratégique des technologies de l’information (Strategic Information Technology Council) from 2004 to 2007.