Nationality : French
Date of birth : 18 March 1961

Arnaud Lagardère holds a DEA post-graduate degree in economics from the University of Paris Dauphine. He was appointed Director and Chief Executive Officer of MMB (which became Lagardère SCA and then Lagardère SA) in 1987.

He was Chairman of the US company Grolier Inc. from 1994 to 1998. Arnaud Lagardère was appointed Managing Partner of the Company by way of a decision by Arjil Commanditée-Arco approved by the Supervisory Board on 26 March 2003 and his term of office was subsequently renewed in 2009, 2015 and 2020.

On 30 June 2021, he was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lagardère SA, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hachette Livre on 8 November 2023.

Directorships and other positions held in other companies:

In France:

• Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lagardère SA
• Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hachette Livre
• Chairman, Lagardère Media
• Director, Lagardère Ressources
• Chairman, Fondation Jean-Luc Lagardère
• Chairman, Association des Amis de la Croix-Catelan (formerly Lagardère Paris Racing Ressources sports association) (non-profit organisation)
• Chairman, Lagardère Paris Racing sports association (non-profit organisation)
• Chairman, Lagardère Live Entertainment
• Chairman, Dariade
• Chairman, Lagardère Expression
• Chairman, Lagardère Participations
• Member of the Board of Directors, Extime Duty Free Paris (formerly Société de Distribution Aéroportuaire [SDA])
• Member of the Board of Directors, Extime Travel Essentials Paris (formerly Relay@ADP)
• Managing Partner, Lagardère Radio SCA
• Chairman, Lagardère Commandité

Outside France:

• Member of the Board of Directors, Lagardère North America