Marie-Odile Amaury
Marie-Odile Amaury | |
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| Born | Marie-Odile Kuhn |
| Education | Centre universitaire d'enseignement du journalisme |
| Occupation | Media executive |
| Employer(s) | VMLY&R Le Poste parisien Havas Éditions Philippe Amaury |
| Spouse | Philippe Amaury |
| Children | Jean-Étienne Amaury |
| Awards | Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur (2011) Ordre national du Mérite (2019) Commandeure de l'ordre de la Couronne |
Marie-Odile Amaury, née Kuhn, born in 1940 in Strasbourg, is a prominent figure in the French business world.
Biography
Marie-Odile Kuhn was born in Strasbourg,[1] into a family from the Strasbourg bourgeoisie.[2] Her father was an optician.[3] She has a bachelor's degree in literature and a diploma from the Centre universitaire d'enseignement du journalisme in Strasbourg.[2]
She met Philippe Amaury in the mid-1960s[3] and married him in 1969.[4]
After her husband's death in 2006 at the age of 65, she took over the Amaury Group to preserve it for her children, who had recently joined the group.[4] She became the chairman and chief executive officer,[5] notably deciding to refocus the company on sports by selling Le Parisien libéré to LVMH in 2015.[4] In the sports domain, the Amaury Group owns L'Équipe and A.S.O., which organizes sporting events, including the Tour de France.[4][5] In 2020, Marie-Odile Amaury led this group during the COVID-19 pandemic, trying to manage the consequences of this global health crisis in the sports domain.[4]
Decorations
Commander of the French National Order of Merit. She was promoted to Commander on 3 December 2019,[6] after having been directly appointed Officer on 14 November 2008.[7]
Knight of the French Legion of Honneur. She was appointed Knight on 30 December 2011.[8]
Commander of the Belgian Order of the Crown
References
- ^ "Marie-Odile Amaury". zonebourse.com (in French). Archived from the original on 17 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ a b Géraldine Meignan (1 January 2009). "Marie-Odile Amaury, l'âme d'une chef d'" Équipe "". l'Expansion (in French). Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Femmes, héritières et patronnes de médias". France Inter (in French). Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Christophe Alix (24 August 2020). "A la vie à l'Amaury". Libération (in French).
- ^ a b "Marie-Odile Amaury". Le Figaro.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "Marie-Odile Amaury - JORFSearch". steinertriples.ch. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ Official Journal of the French Republic, PREX0823631D
- ^ Décret du 30 décembre 2011 portant promotion et nomination