Armelle Carminati-Rabasse

About Armelle Carminati-Rabasse

Armelle Carminati-Rabasse is a French business leader known for a career at the intersection of human resources, organizational transformation, and governance of listed companies. Trained as an engineer, and a graduate of Centrale Lyon (twin program with Cornell University in the United States), she spent most of her professional life in large international environments, holding senior leadership roles at Accenture and later at Unibail-Rodamco. At Accenture, over a 27-year career, she served notably as Managing Director for the Retail sector across Europe, South America, Russia, the Middle East and Africa, and as Managing Director for Human Capital & Diversity worldwide. In those roles, she led major transformations in operations, information systems, and talent development. She later joined Unibail-Rodamco as a member of the Management Board and Chief Executive Officer for Central Functions, overseeing HR, IT, legal, organization, CSR, compliance, risks and security, and governance. This position placed her at the center of the modernization and structuring of key support functions within a major CAC 40 group. Today, she chairs Axites-Invest and serves as an independent board member of several companies, including Ipsos and Wedia. Her appointment as an independent director at Ipsos in 2025 further highlights her expertise in governance, large-scale transformation, and human capital. Beyond corporate mandates, Armelle Carminati-Rabasse has built a strong reputation for her commitment to gender equality, inclusion, and diversity. She founded the Accent sur Elles network, chaired the Accenture Foundation for eight years, and played an active role in MEDEF for fifteen years, where she created and led the Social & Managerial Innovation commission, later renamed the Inclusive Enterprise commission. She has also served on public bodies focused on professional equality and secularism. Her profile combines operational excellence, strategic insight, and social commitment, making her a reference figure in French corporate governance.