This week, the movements are concentrated first at the top of organizations, with leadership changes at CMA Media, Odigo, Webedia-Elephant and Selectour. Software publishers and platforms are also strengthening their management committees, particularly on AI, product and international development.
Camille Andrieu takes the helm of CMA Media
Camille Andrieu takes over as director of CMA Media, replacing Claire Léost. Beyond the group’s development plan, it inherits a sensitive social and organizational project: integration of editorial staff, reorganization of BFM’s local activities and relationships with teams already tested by several transformation plans. Its challenge will be to restore industrial coherence in a portfolio built up quickly, without prolonging the mistrust of the editorial staff.
Justine Planchon becomes deputy general director of Webedia-Elephant
Justine Planchon will become, on October 12, deputy general director of Webedia-Elephant, in charge of production, creators and editorial strategy of the programs. She will supervise production labels as well as creator and influencer activities in France.
Jean-Baptiste Auzou becomes CEO of Odigo
Jean-Baptiste Auzou joins Odigo as CEO and succeeds Jean-Michel Breul, who becomes Chief Operating Officer. Former director of Cegid’s Finance business unit and former manager of ACA, he takes the helm of the customer relations publisher while contact centers are being restructured around AI agents.
Bertrand Bonnefoi takes over as general manager of Selectour
Bertrand Bonnefoi takes over as general manager of Selectour. Until now digital and marketing director of the network, he succeeds Jean-Noël Lefeuvre and will continue his development with member agencies.
Jean-Dominique Trouillard joins the SQLI executive committee
Jean-Dominique Trouillard becomes Chief Growth & Marketing Officer of SQLI and joins the executive committee. He will supervise the portfolio of offers, the brand, marketing and partner alliances in the twelve countries where the group operates, with in particular the mission of structuring its offer around agentic AI.
Benoît Rousseau joins the Performics executive committee
After twenty-six years dedicated to SEO, including eighteen at the head of the SEO/GEO department of Performics, Benoît Rousseau became director of innovation and products and joined the executive committee. This evolution accompanies the agency’s shift towards generative response engines and new AI-driven visibility tools.
Jared Coyle becomes executive vice president of AI at Anaplan
Former SAP executive, Jared Coyle joins Anaplan as executive vice president of AI and joins the management committee. He will lead the planning and analysis publisher’s AI Center of Excellence, with the mission of supporting its clients towards predictive, generative and agentic uses.
Akeneo strengthens its global departments
Akeneo announces three global appointments: Jean Lethuillier becomes vice-president of Customer Success, Carole Offredo takes charge of marketing and Édouard Dewulf that of the Global Center of Excellence. These recruitments accompany the publisher’s acceleration in the United States, where it wants to position itself on new purchasing paths powered by AI.
Julien Meraud takes over as product director of the SeLoger Group
Julien Meraud joins the SeLoger Group as Chief Product Officer to manage the product teams. Former CPO and CRO of Doctolib, who also worked for eBay and Rakuten, he arrives as the group begins a new phase of transformation of its SeLoger, Belles Demeures and Meilleurs Agents brands.
Lucie Buisson joins Doctolib to manage the Consultation Assistant
After twelve years at Contentsquare, Lucie Buisson joined Doctolib as General Manager of the Consultation Assistant. She will lead the development of this AI tool intended to reduce the administrative work of healthcare professionals, from note-taking to writing letters, prescriptions and updating patient files.
Anja Urlichs takes charge of Qonto’s upmarket segment
Anja Urlichs has joined Qonto as VP Upmarket, the activity dedicated to SMEs established in Europe. Its mission will be to adapt the fintech financial management offering to the needs of companies that have become more structured.
Kelly Emanuelli takes over as luxury director at Pinterest
Kelly Emanuelli joins Pinterest as Head of Luxury for France and Southern Europe. She will be responsible for developing the platform’s relationships with luxury houses in a region where visual discovery, inspiration and commerce have become areas of competition between social networks.
Lieven Jacquot becomes CTO of UZ.IP
Co-founder of UZ.IP, Lieven Jacquot leaves Alan to take over as technical director of the startup. This arrival comes after an initial fundraising intended to accelerate the development of its intellectual property protection platform, which combines web monitoring, dated evidence and documentary analysis against counterfeiting.
Mélanie Garcia is appointed Key Account Manager for solocal+
Mélanie Garcia becomes Key Account Manager for solocal+, Solocal’s data and advertising entity. Present in the group since 2016, it will have to structure the development of the offer to major brands and national advertisers.
