Pluxee reinforces Leadership Team to accelerate the execution of its strategic growth

Press release

Pluxee reinforces Leadership Team to accelerate the execution of its strategic growth.

Paris: March 19, 2024 // Pluxee (the “Group”), a global player in Employee Benefits and Engagement, strengthens its Leadership Team with the implementation of a new geographic governance.

These new changes reflect the Group's strong commitment to execute successfully its strategic plan, aiming at reinforcing its position as a global leader in Employee Benefits and Engagement and deliver its ambitious financial objectives.

To further drive sustainable and profitable growth in key markets, Pluxee is implementing the following changes, effective immediately:

• Thierry Guihard, CEO of Pluxee Brazil, and Malena Gufflet, CEO of Pluxee France, join the Leadership Team. With these appointments Pluxee creates a dedicated governance and ensures strategic decision making for the Group’s two largest markets, enabling them to realise their full potential.
  
  
• Sébastien Godet, currently President of Asia, Middle East, Turkey and Africa, becomes Chief Revenue Growth Officer for Asia, Middle East, Africa and Continental Europe outside France. Manuel Fernandez, currently CEO of Romania and Bulgaria, is appointed Chief Revenue Growth Officer for Hispanic Latin America. Alongside Viktoria Otero del Val, Chief Revenue Growth Officer for the U.K. and the U.S., they will support country teams in setting, enabling and tracking growth plans, and ensuring best in class execution.
  
  

Juan Camilo Chaves and Jean Istasse, currently heading Latin America and Europe respectively, will leave Pluxee to continue their professional career outside the company.

Aurélien Sonet, CEO of Pluxee, commented:

“This is a very exciting time for Pluxee globally. With a strengthened geographic governance in place and a reinforced Leadership Team, the company is ideally positioned to execute its strategic plan and realise the substantial growth opportunity across its key markets. Pluxee is poised for even greater success in the years ahead.”

Biographies

Manuel Fernandez, Chief Revenue Growth Officer Latin America

Manuel Fernández Amezaga has served as Pluxee Romania & Bulgaria CEO since August 2020 and joined the Group Leadership Team in March 2024.

Manuel started his career with American Express in 1997, joining the FES division in Greece before moving to American Express Global Business Travel in Spain, where he became Commercial Director in 2008.