Board of Directors
Governance and strategic oversight
The Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is ultimately responsible for the organisation of NYORDA and the management of operations. The Board of Directors develops guidelines and instructions for the operations, managed by the President and CEO. In turn, the President and CEO ensure that the Board is updated regularly on events of importance to the Parent Company, including business development, results, financial position and liquidity of the Group.
According to the Articles of Association, the Board of Directors shall consist of no less than five directors and no more than nine directors. Directors will serve from the close of the Annual General Meeting where they are elected to the close of the following Annual General Meeting.
Pascal Chevalier
Member and Chairman of the Board of Directors since 2015.
Independent in relation to the company and the executive management. Dependent in relation to the company’s major shareholders.
Education: MBA from IAE Paris, IT engineering graduate of EPITDA.
Other assignments: Pascal was the Chairman of the board of Netbooster (Alternext Paris ALNBT), Director of Prosodie in London (now Cap Gemini), Chairman of the board of CPI Venture.
Former assignments: Co-founder and CEO of Reworld Media S.A., Board Member and CEO of Sporever, Board Member of 50 Partners, Nextedia, Planet.fr, Leadmedia Group and Mobile Network Group.
Shareholding: 246,507 shares
Gautier Normand
Member of the Board of Directors since 2015.
Independent in relation to the company and the executive management. Dependent in relation to the company’s major shareholders.
Education: Business school in Paris.
Other assignments: Co-founder and COO of Reworld Media S.A., Board Member and deputy CEO of Sporever.
Former assignments: CEO of La Tribune, Head of Projects at NextRadio TV. Development Director at Axel Springer France and Media Sector Director at Deloitte.
Shareholding: 23,000 shares.
Jérémy Parola
Member of the Board of Directors since 2016.
Independent in relation to the company and the executive management. Dependent in relation to the company’s major shareholders.
Education: Bachelor degree in Marketing from EDHEC Business School and Masters degree in Communication, Marketing and Media Management at Celsa/La Sorbonne.
Other assignments: Web marketing director at Reworld Media S.A.
Former assignments: Business Development Manager at La Tribune (financial Newspaper).
Shareholding: 0 shares.
Erik Siekmann
Member of the Board of Directors since 2016.
Independent in relation to the company, the executive management and the company’s major shareholders.
Education: Studies in Economics at the Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin).
Other assignments: Founder and CEO of Digital Forward GmbH and founder and CEO of Daytona Ventures GmbH as well as co-founder and CEO of ESP – eSales Performance Marketing GmbH.
Former assignments: CEO Blume 2000 new media AG and CEO and co-founder of Valentins GmbH.
Shareholding: 0 shares.
Xavier Pénat
Member of the Board of Directors since 2023.
Independent in relation to the company, the executive management and the company’s major shareholders.
Education: Graduated from ESC Toulouse Business School in France with a specialization in B2B marketing, 20 years of experience in developing, investing and working for digital companies specializing in digital marketing and advertising.
Other assignments: Vicious Media, Founder and partner of Templo Ventures in Rio de Janeiro, founding and accelerating Brazilian startups, and Founder and partner of Reddoor Agency in São Paulo.
Former assignments: CEO, Founder, and partner of Jussi, a technology and digital marketing agency acquired from Ogilvy Group, WPP.
Shareholding: 0 shares.
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