Didier Grandpré

About Didier Grandpré

Didier Grandpré currently plays a central role at Elior Group as Group Chief Financial Officer, after having held broader administrative and financial responsibilities within the company. His career reflects a strong specialization in finance, organizational transformation, and management systems in complex, international environments. At Elior, he joined in August 2018 as Director of Financial Control, was appointed Deputy Administrative and Financial Director on March 1, 2023, and later became Group Chief Financial Officer. In this capacity, he is at the center of performance management, financial structure, and funding priorities for the group. Before joining Elior, Didier Grandpré built a substantial career within Alcatel and later Alcatel-Lucent. He started in 1993 in an Alcatel subsidiary as a Sales Engineer, then moved into operational responsibility, senior internal audit, information systems, and the integration of financial management tools across major European units. His path later led him to financial transformation leadership roles, including during the Alcatel-Lucent merger and the design of the group’s new operating model. He then served in production and logistics control, supply chain control, and later as Group Director of Financial Planning and Analysis, with increasing accountability for processes, forecasting, reporting, and analytics during the Nokia integration. What stands out in his profile is the combination of financial expertise and operational transformation capability. He has not only managed accounting and budgeting functions, but also helped standardize processes, align management tools, and support large-scale restructuring programs. At Elior Group, this background is especially relevant in a contract catering and multiservices business, where financial discipline, reliable reporting, and investment control are essential. His elevation to the Group CFO role reflects both continuity and a strengthening of Elior’s financial governance.