ESSEC Alumni mobilises more than 800 volunteers, who run over 83 clubs and 92 international chapters. Discover the new volunteer presidents who have recently joined the community!
Sector clubs
Business Angels Club
Jacques-Etienne Grandjean (E82) succeeds Patrick Legrand (E74) and takes up the club’s co-presidency alongside Didier Boullery (E80). The club meets every two weeks and is part of the Paris Business Angels network.Culture and Management
Sylvie Paul (E95) succeeds Clémentine Marcelli (E19).
Don’t miss upcoming events by joining the group here.
Digital & Technology
Luca Rotoni (EXEC MBA 16) is back at the helm and succeeds Andréa Dih Kahn (ESSEC MBA 12). The Club organises innovative recurring events such as the “Digital & Innovation Champions” breakfasts.
Finance, Banking and Insurance
Lory Jacquet-Cretides (E22) has joined Aymeric Stievenart (E00) and Laure LEMAIGNEN (E99) as co-president. The Club is expanding its events for young professionals to raise awareness of and introduce the many careers in finance: “Boost your career in finance”, organised in January 2025 and 2026.Luxury
Aurélie Desombre (EXEC PROG 24) succeeds Cécile Dubal du Chesney (E97) and becomes co-president alongside Karine Cevoz-Goyat (E93). The Club organises many successful events, including the “Global Luxury Outlook” evening with Bain & Company. At the end of 2025, a new format of regular events was launched, “A unique perspective with…”, featuring a guest speaker such as Laurent Boillot, President of the Comité Colbert.
Regional Clubs
Aquitaine
Petra Horakova (EXEC PROG 23) succeeds Jonathan Leroy (E11). Next event not to be missed: 29 June, with Vincenzo Vinzi, Dean and President of ESSEC Business School, and the ESSEC Alumni team.
Hauts-de-France
Hélène Blary (Buissart) (E04) and Céline Caudron (E05) succeed Eric Mariaud (E84).
Don’t miss upcoming events by joining the group here.
Provence
Nathalie Blanc (BBA 02) succeeds Christophe Dubail (M98) and Alain Burger (E73). In March 2025, the Club organised an innovative conference, the “AI Summit Provence: meeting the new AI-Driven world”, with Marie-Pierre Shickel (E95), Managing Director of ESSEC Alumni, Vincenzo Vinzi, Dean and President of ESSEC Business School, and Julien Malaurent, Deputy Managing Director for Executive Education and Corporate Relations at ESSEC.
ESSEC Alumni Programmes
General Management
Katia Thomas-Labbas (EXEC PROG 15) succeeds Yassine Zakaria (EXEC PROG 22) and Nathalie Naufal (EXEC PROG 22).
Don’t miss upcoming events, available on the group page.
ADEMBA
Isabelle Rey-Millet (EXEC MBA 00) is returning as Club President and succeeds Erida Gervais (EXEC MBA 17).
Don’t miss upcoming events, available on the group page.
ESSEC Alumni Chapters
South Africa Chapter
Christophe Dominique (E89) has resumed the presidency of the South Africa Chapter.
Are you ESSEC and do you live or work in South Africa? Join the Chapter here.
Saudi Arabia & Bahrain Chapters
Romain Lavignie (E03) & Nessrine Ferhat (BBA 03) have taken over the presidency of the Saudi Arabia and Bahrain Chapters. At the start of 2025, the two Chapters organised a reception in honour of Vincenzo Vinzi, Dean & President of ESSEC Business School, in Riyadh.
Austria Chapter
Pauline Duffner (E18) has resumed the presidency of the Austria Chapter.
Are you ESSEC and do you live or work in Austria? Join the Chapter here.
Beijing Chapter
Xiaomei YANG (M19) has resumed the presidency of the Beijing Chapter.
Are you ESSEC and do you live or work in Beijing? Join the Chapter here.
United States Chapter
Anne de Louvigny Stone (E83) has resumed the presidency of the United States Chapter. Each year, the Chapter organises a major gala in New York in support of the ESSEC Foundation. On this occasion, a Visionary Award is presented to an alumnus. The 2025 Visionary Award was presented to Hervé Hoppenot (E83), President and CEO of Incyte, in recognition of his commitment to medical research and the development of innovative treatments in haematology-oncology.
Japan Chapter
Arnaud Le Demazel (E12) succeeded Laurent Wolff (E91) at a special Brittany-themed evening at the Breizh Café in Tokyo.
Lebanon Chapter
Farid Chehab (E08) has become President of the Lebanon Chapter.
Are you ESSEC and do you live or work in Lebanon? Join the Chapter here.
Los Angeles Chapter
Jean-Frédéric Lematre (M05) has resumed the presidency of the Los Angeles Chapter
Are you ESSEC and do you live or work in Los Angeles? Join the Chapter here.
Mauritius Chapter
Cécile Tozzini (EXEC M16) founded and became President of the Mauritius Chapter. At the end of 2025, she organised a conference on “Implementing AI in business: challenges and examples”.
Nigeria Chapter
Gautier Mignot (E91) has resumed the presidency of the Nigeria Chapter.
Are you ESSEC and do you live or work in Nigeria? Join the Chapter here.
Portugal Chapter
Rémi Galipeau (E90) has resumed the presidency of the Portugal Chapter.
Are you ESSEC and do you live or work in Portugal? Join the Chapter here.
Ukraine Chapter
Alexandre Joseph (E99) has resumed the presidency of the Ukraine Chapter.
Are you ESSEC and do you live or work in Ukraine? Join the Chapter here.
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