{"id":25523,"date":"2021-01-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.groupepvcp.com\/newsroom\/announcement-releasepierre-vacances-center-parcs-groups-governance\/"},"modified":"2021-01-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T23:00:00","slug":"announcement-releasepierre-vacances-center-parcs-groups-governance","status":"publish","type":"newsroom","link":"https:\/\/www.groupepvcp.com\/en\/newsroom\/announcement-releasepierre-vacances-center-parcs-groups-governance\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcement release\nPierre &amp; Vacances-Center Parcs Group\u2019s governance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In September 2019, the Board of Directors of the Pierre\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Vacances-Center Parcs Group nominated Yann Caill\u00e8re as the CEO of the Pierre\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Vacances-Center Parcs Group, with the aim of implementing the Change Up strategic plan intended to accelerate the Group\u2019s transformation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Despite the brutal and violent health crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the execution of this Plan under the full authority of Yann Caill\u00e8re, incurred no delays and its efficiency has already been demonstrated by the growth delivered during non-lockdown periods of the year and the roll-out of the new organisation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>With Yann Caill\u00e8re\u2019s mission now successfully delivered within the scheduled time-frame, the Board of Directors of Pierre\u00a0et\u00a0Vacances SA met today and nominated Franck Gervais as CEO of the Pierre\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Vacances-Center Parcs Group.<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><strong>He is to take up his position on 7 January 2021.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He will be seconded by Patricia Damerval (Executive CEO), the members of the Executive Committee and all of the Group teams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>G\u00e9rard Br\u00e9mond stated<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: \u201cI would like to thank Yann Caill\u00e8re warmly for breathing fresh impetus into the Group alongside me and by undertaking his mission fully mobilised and with outstanding efficiency.\u00a0<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There is no doubt that the Change Up plan will provide a major base for the Group\u2019s redeployment.\u00a0\u201c<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After deciding to return to his consulting activities, <\/span><strong>Yann Caill\u00e8re stated<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: \u201cI would like to thank G\u00e9rard Br\u00e9mond and the members of the Board of Directors for their trust and their support.\u00a0<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I owe the success of this plan to the excellent, professional and committed teams, especially in a backdrop complicated by the health crisis.\u00a0<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The plan will enable the Group to project itself into the future ambitiously and dynamically\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Franck Gervais, 44 years old and a graduate from the prestigious French Polytechnique and Ponts et Chauss\u00e9es Schools, successfully piloted the transformation of the Accor Group\u2019s European sector. Previously at the French railway Group SNCF, he was CEO of Thalys and then of Voyages-SNCF.com.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This combination of operating-digital-marketing experience, strategic vision and recognised leadership can be fully applied to leading the Pierre &amp; Vacances-Center Parcs Group in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Franck Gervais stated<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: \u201cI am extremely proud to become CEO of the Pierre &amp; Vacances-Center Parcs Group, which has been constantly creating and innovating in the tourism and property development sectors since its creation in 1967. From the Avoriaz ski-station to Villages Nature Paris, the Group has always been a precursor under the impetus of its founding Chairman. While continuing on from the Change Up Plan, my aim is to project the Group\u2019s business model, brand positioning and underlying performances into the future, by galvanizing its European leadership in sustainable and responsible tourism. The relevance and reputation of its brands and local tourism destinations meet the needs of holidaymakers looking for more meaning in their experiences. The property and tourism teams, especially those outside France, will lead innovative development projects and the Group\u2019s underlying performances\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>G\u00e9rard Br\u00e9mond stated<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: \u201cI am delighted to welcome Franck Gervais into the Group as its Chief Executive. His expertise and recognised legitimacy in the tourism sector, as well as his young age, will enable us to implement the necessary changes post-Covid 19 while respecting the Group\u2019s strategy. He can count on my full trust in him\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Franck Gervais biography<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Franck Gervais, <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">44, is a graduate from the French Ecole Polytechnique (1995\/1998) and Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chauss\u00e9es (1998\/2001), and has an MBA from the Coll\u00e8ge des Ing\u00e9nieurs (2000\/2001).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0He started his career in 2001 as Head of the Air Base Service of the Departmental Directorate of Equipment in the Alpes-Maritimes region.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0In 2004, he joined the Cabinet of the French Ministry of Equipment, Transport, Spatial Planning, Tourism and Sea as Transport and Research Technical Advisor and then Social and Budgetary Advisor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0In 2006, he became Director of the President\u2019s Office and General Management of the SNCF before becoming Director of the North &amp; West Ile de France rail network.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0In 2010, he joined Eiffage as the CEO of Eiffage Travaux Maritimes et Fluviaux.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0In 2011, he joined the transport sector as CEO of Thalys before becoming CEO of Voyages-SNCF.com in 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0In 2017, he was nominated CEO Europe for the Accor Group.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Franck Gervais is also a member of the Board of Directors of La Poste as a qualified personality (2020) and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Union des Marques (2019).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-25523","newsroom","type-newsroom","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Announcement release Pierre &amp; 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