The Board Members of Atalian Holding Development and Strategy as well as the Group’s majority shareholder see to its effective governance and are the guarantors of the correct operation of the management bodies, in order to bring about an increase of the Group’s values while adhering to principles of ethics and transparency.
OUR BOARD MEMBERS
Strategy and Investment Committee (ATALIAN Holding Development & Strategy)
Franck JULIEN
Members
Franck Julien has been President of Atalian since 2000.
He began his career in 1992 at TFN Group (renamed Atalian Global Services in 2009); a family-run corporation created in 1944 by his grandfather.
He took on a first position as Operational Director and became General Manager in 1995, followed by President of the Group in 2000. Since then, Franck JULIEN has never ceased to push the Group forward.
Franck JULIEN was appointed Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite(Knight of the National Order of Merit).
Board of directors (ATALIAN Holding Development & Strategy)
Franck JULIEN
Franck Julien has been President of Atalian since 2000.
He began his career in 1992 at TFN Group (renamed Atalian Global Services in 2009); a family-run corporation created in 1944 by his grandfather.
He took on a first position as Operational Director and became General Manager in 1995, followed by President of the Group in 2000. Since then, Franck JULIEN has never ceased to push the Group forward.
Franck JULIEN was appointed Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite(Knight of the National Order of Merit).
Sophie PECRIAUX
A graduate of the University of Brussels with a degree in business studies and an MBA from the University of Toulouse, Sophie Pécriaux created “City One” in 1991. An agency specialising in reception.
FORMATION
Bachelor of Business & Administration (BBA).
Master of Business & Administration (MBA).
CAREER
Founder and President of City One in 1991.
Honorary President of SNPA (Syndicat National des Prestataires de Services en matière d’Accueil, d’Animation et de Promotion des ventes).
Managing Director of Atalian Holding.
Director of Atalian Holding Development and Strategy
Co-founder of GEIQ ACCUEIL (Employer group for integration and qualification Accueil)
President of the F.D.C.C.A.P (endowment fund for the Paris airport community)
AWARDS
2014: CSR Women Equity Award
2012: Trophy “ La Tribune Women’s Awards”, service category
2010: Social Dynamism Award
Jean-Pierre JULIEN
From 1962 to 2000, Jean-Pierre Julien was the CEO of TFN, the family business created by his father as a specialist
in industrial cleaning. He turned the business into a leader on the French market. In 2000, he was succeeded by his son, Franck Julien.
George FENECH
Born on 26 October 1954 in Sousse (Tunisia), Georges Fenech is a Magistrate and French politician.
CAREER
Law degree and graduated from the National School of Magistracy.
Former First Judge specialized in economic and financial matters.
Former Prosecutor of the Republic and Substitute General at the Court of Appeal of Lyon.
Former President of the Interministerial Mission of Vigilance and fight against sectarian aberations.
Former Member of Parliament for the Rhône (National Assembly), former member of the Law Commission.
Vice-President of the France-Qatar Parliamentary Friendship Group.
Member of the Parliamentary Investigation Commission on the monitoring of jihadist networks. Chairman of the Parliamentary Investigative Commission on the attacks in Paris in 2015.
CURRENTLY
National Secretary in charge of Justice for Les Republicains Party.
Consultant on CNEWS TV channel and lecturer at Panthéon-Assas University.
Laurent LEVAUX
Education and qualifications:
▪ Latin/Mathematics, Secondary School, Liège, Belgium 1974.
▪ High School diploma, San Antonio, Texas, USA, 1975 (AFS scholar).
▪ Bachelor Commercial Engineer, UCL, Belgium (magna cum laude).
▪ University degree in Applied Economics, UCL, Belgium (magna cum laude).
▪ Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Chicago, USA.
Professional background:
▪ Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Losfeld-Fétinne s.a. in Liège
(Industrial services company with ~100 people).
From 1979 to 1984.
▪ “Associate” and subsequently “Partner” at McKinsey & Company.
From 1985 to 1995.
▪ Chief Executive Officer of CMI (Belgian engineering & services group, headquartered in Liège, with ~2,000 people, turnover ~400 million €).
Member of the Group Management Committee, Cockerill Sambre Group.
From 1995 to 2003
▪ Chief Executive Officer of ABX LOGISTICS (multinational Freight Forwarding and Logistics group, headquartered in Belgium, with ~10,000 staff, turnover of ~2.0 billion €).
From March 2003 to October 2008.
▪ Chairman of AVIAPARTNER (multinational Airline Ground Handler, headquartered in Belgium, with ~7,000 staff, turnover of ~400 million €).
Since November 2008
▪ Lecturer in Corporate Strategy, HEC Liège, Belgium.
From 1988 to 2002.
▪ Chairman of Agoria Liège-Luxembourg, largest Belgian industrial Trade Federation.
Board Member of Agoria Belgium.
From 1995 to 2003.
Awards – Honours :
▪ AFS Scholarship, 1974-1975.
▪ Award of the Foreign Trade Minister, 1979.
▪ Fulbright Grantee, 1984.
Board Memberships :
. Investsud s.a. – President of the Board
. Sogepa – Président of the Board
. Nethys – President of the Board
. Proximus s.a.
. Groupe Herstal – FN s.a.
. Hamon s.a.
. Interparking s.a.
. Circuit de Francorchamps s.a.
. Circus/Groupe Ardent
Henri PROGLIO
A graduate of the University of Brussels with a degree in business studies and an MBA from the University of Toulouse, Sophie Pécriaux created “City One” in 1991. An agency specialising in reception.
FORMATION
Bachelor of Business & Administration (BBA).
Master of Business & Administration (MBA).
CAREER
Founder and President of City One in 1991.
Honorary President of SNPA (Syndicat National des Prestataires de Services en matière d’Accueil, d’Animation et de Promotion des ventes).
Managing Director of Atalian Holding.
Director of Atalian Holding Development and Strategy
Co-founder of GEIQ ACCUEIL (Employer group for integration and qualification Accueil)
President of the F.D.C.C.A.P (endowment fund for the Paris airport community)
AWARDS
2014: CSR Women Equity Award
2012: Trophy “ La Tribune Women’s Awards”, service category
2010: Social Dynamism Award
Quentin VERCAUTEREN
Born in 1982, Quentin Vercauteren Drubbel holds a Degree in International Management from Vesalius College and an Executive Master in Finance from Solvay Business School.
After 3 years at Deloitte Luxembourg as consultant, he joined KBL European Private Bankers 10 years ago.
He has lead the Wealth Management department in Luxembourg for 5 years and is a member of the Luxembourg Executive Committee, the Operational Risk Committee and various other internal committees at KBL.
Quentin Vercauteren Drubbel also served as member in the Investment Committee of the Saphir Capital Private Equity Fund and became member of the Supervisory Board and of the Audit Committee of Synergie SE in June 2018.
In September 2019, he became Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board.