Emmanuel BASTIDE

About Emmanuel BASTIDE

Emmanuel Bastide is a French corporate executive at JCDecaux SE, where he serves as a member of the Executive Board and Managing Director for Asia. A graduate of the École des Mines de Paris, he began his career as a civil engineer at Saur in 1994 before joining JCDecaux in 1998. His career path reflects a steady progression built on operational leadership, international market expertise, and a strong ability to develop business in highly competitive and complex environments. At JCDecaux, Bastide first held regional management responsibilities in eastern Greater Paris, then moved into Asian development, based in Hong Kong, for Northern Asia excluding Japan. In 2001, he was promoted to Senior Vice-President of MCDecaux in Japan, the joint venture between JCDecaux and Mitsubishi Corporation, and became its President in 2002. He later took charge of JCDecaux Asia and, according to company documents, has held that role since 1 January 2007, overseeing several strategically important markets across the region. His appointment to JCDecaux’s Executive Board in 2014 marked formal recognition of his strategic importance within the group. JCDecaux highlighted his deep knowledge of the company and his success in driving the group’s development in Asia over more than 15 years. That background positioned him at the heart of JCDecaux’s expansion in high-growth urban markets, where relationships with public authorities, local partners, and industrial stakeholders are critical. Within a global outdoor advertising leader, Emmanuel Bastide stands out for his expertise in international growth, subsidiary management, strategic partnerships, and long-term market entry. His profile combines engineering training, extensive on-the-ground experience, and executive leadership focused on execution, profitability, and geographic expansion. Recent JCDecaux governance documents confirm that he remains an active member of the Executive Board alongside the group’s other top leaders.