Alexandre Bompard

Alexandre Bompard (born 1972 in Saint-Étienne, France) is a French businessman. He became CEO of the retail chain Fnac in 2011.

As the son of Alain Bompard, a businessman and president of the AS Saint-Étienne football club from 1997 to 2003, Alexandre Bompard was exposed to the business world at a young age.

He holds degrees from two Parisian institutions: the Paris Institute of Political Studies and the National School of Administration (Cyrano de Bergerac class).

Upon graduation, he joined the Inspection Générale des Finances. There, he served as a junior inspector until 1999 before being promoted to finance inspector in 2002. After serving as a project manager for the chief director of the Inspection Générale des Finances, he became a technical advisor to François Fillon, then Minister of Social Affairs, Labour and Solidarity in 2003.

Canal+

He joined French broadcaster Canal+ in 2004 as the chief of staff for the group’s president, Bertrand Meheut, and in June 2005, he was appointed director of the sports department.

Europe 1

In 2008, he took over the reins at Europe 1 as the radio station’s Chairman and CEO.

Fnac

On November 23, 2010, he leaves Europe 1 to become the CEO of French retail chain Fnac.

In 2013, Alexandre Bompard is in charge of listing the company and splitting Fnac off Kering, allowing the holding company to focus on luxury brands while aiming growth autonomously