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Ponant's Sauvée to become supervisory chairman after new CEO in place

Ponant co-founder Jean-Emmanuel Sauvée is going to become chairman of the company's supervisory board following the recruitment of a new CEO.

Michèle Valandina, French correspondent

October 9, 2020

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In his future role, Jean-Emmanuel Sauvée's duties will become more strategic and less operational. He is pictured here at the 2018 naming ceremony for Le Lapérouse in ReykjavikPHOTO: ANNE KALOSH

François Pinault of Artemis Group, which acquired Ponant in 2015, is currently the supervisory chairman.

Ponant said Sauvée's responsibilities will become more strategic and less operational and, together with the owner, he'll be involved in the recruitment of his successor as CEO.

A recruiting firm has been engaged for the search, which will consider internal and external candidates globally and is expected to take several months.

Ponant is one of the few cruise companies that has taken delivery of ships during the pandemic — two, in fact. Hybrid electric/LNG-powered Le Commandant Charcot is scheduled to arrive in 2021.

Eight Ponant ships resumed operations with limited capacity over the summer.

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About the Author

Michèle Valandina

French correspondent

A graduate from Lyon University, where she specialised in foreign languages and American literature, Michèle worked as an interpreter/translator (English, German and Italian) for major international events before entering the diplomatic world for a few years. As a Paris-based freelance travel and lifestyle writer, she has been a contributor to a host of publications and has long specialised in two sectors: cruising and wellness. Her features have appeared in, among others, Le Monde, Le Figaro, Le Figaro Magazine, Les Echos Week-end and periodicals dedicated to the MICE sector. She has also featured on radio and TV travel programmes and, since 1992, has been the author of the only French cruise guide, Croisières Passion.

 

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