Gabriel Naouri

Gabriel Naouri is deputy head of international coordination of Groupe Casino.^[1]

Biography

Family and Education

Gabriel Naouri is the elder son of the Jean-Charles Naouri, CEO of Groupe Casino.

Gabriel Naouri holds a master’s degree in Applied Mathematics from Paris Dauphine University (France).^[2]

Early career

In 2004, Gabriel Naouri joined the M&A department of Rothschild & Cie Banque in New York.^[3] In 2006, Gabriel Naouri joined the hair care division of L’Oréal USA as Marketing Manager for the Garnier brand.

Groupe Casino

In 2007, Gabriel Naouri joined Groupe Casino where he went through different operational stages alike the Michelin model. He started at a Géant Casino Hypermarket in Rennes, where he had different positions.^[4] During his training process, Gabriel Naouri successively became baker, butcher, checkout employee, cleaner, etc. Throughout those training years, Gabriel Naouri attended the traditional Casino training program at the Group headquarters in Saint-Etienne.

After becoming fruits and vegetables section manager at Géant Casino of Mandelieu La Napoule, he was appointed executive director at the Géant Casino of Fenouillet (Toulouse)^[5] · ,^[6] then hypermarkets Operations Manager for the northern operations of the Casino Group in France.^[7] · ^[3]

In June 2012, Gabriel Naouri was appointed head of brand, digital, and innovation of the Casino Group in France.^[8]

In 2014, he was appointed deputy head of international coordination of Groupe Casino.^[1]

Other Mandates

• Board member of Rallye SA
• General Partner of Financière GN
• Advisory committee member of Axialys SA
• Board member of Big C Supercenter
• Board member of Tictrac Ltd

Honours

• Elected Young Global Leader in 2008 by the World Economic Forum ^[9]
• Named among the 30 most influential people in their 30's by the Optimum Magazine (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)^[10]
• Named among the 100 economic leaders of tomorrow by Le Figaro Magazine (2013, 2014).^[11]
• Ranked 12th in GQ Magazine (UK edition) Europe’s Top 50 Most Eligible Bachelor in 2008^[12]

References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 , Big C Supercenter Corporate Website
2. ↑ Brief biography of Gabriel Naouri, Reuters
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Biographie de Gabriel Naouri, Linéaires, 2 Juillet 2012
4. ↑ Gabriel Naouri, Bloomberg Businessweek, October 21, 2013
5. ↑ Gabriel Naouri, l’héritier à la tête du Géant Casino Fenouillet, Objectif News, Octobre, 5 2009
6. ↑ Philippe Emery, Gabriel Naouri, L'épicerie dans la peau, La Dépêche, February 27, 2009
7. ↑ L’héritier du groupe Casino quitte la direction de l’hypermarché de Fenouillet, Objectif News, February 14, 2010
8. ↑ Gabriel Naouri to Be Named To New Management Position in Casino 4 Traders, June 28, 2012
9. ↑ Davos : les quatre Français qui vont être consacrés «Jeunes leaders mondiaux», Capital, January 22, 2008
10. ↑ Les trente glorieux, Optimum, septembre 2009
11. ↑ Ghislain de Montalembert, Les 100 leaders économiques de demain, Le Figaro, 29 avril 2013
12. ↑ "Europe's Top 50 Most Eligible Bachelor 2008". July 2013.