71 Notable alumni of
EMLYON Business School
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EMLYON Business School is 782nd in the world, 275th in Europe, and 24th in France by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 71 notable alumni from EMLYON Business School sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Marlène Schiappa
- Occupations
- writerpoliticianwomen's rights activistopinion journalist
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Marlène Schiappa is a French writer and politician who served as State Secretary for the Social and Solidarity Economy and Associative Life, attached to the Prime Minister, in the Borne government (2022-2023), as Minister Delegate in charge of Citizenship, attached to the Minister of the Interior, in the government of Prime Minister Jean Castex (2020–2022) and as Secretary of State for Gender Equality in the government of Prime Minister Édouard Philippe (2017–2020).
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Marion Maréchal
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- politicianjurist
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Marion Jeanne Caroline Maréchal, known as Marion Maréchal-Le Pen from 2010 to 2018, is a French far-right politician, part of the Le Pen family, granddaughter of National Front (renamed National Rally in 2018) founder Jean-Marie Le Pen and niece of its current leader Marine Le Pen.
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Evan Fournier
- Occupations
- sportspersonbasketball player
- Biography
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Evan Mehdi Fournier is a French professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played junior basketball at the French INSEP academy from 2007 to 2009.
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Stéphane Bern
- Occupations
- television personalitycolumnistradio personalityactorjournalist
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Stéphane Bern is a French-Luxembourgish journalist, radio host and television presenter. He is known as a specialist in nobility and royalty. He has been awarded honours by several nations, including the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (France), the Order of Grimaldi (Monaco), and the Order of the British Empire (United Kingdom).
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Sébastien Chabal
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- rugby union playersportspersonradio personality
- Biography
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Sébastien Chabal is a French former rugby union player. He played number eight and lock for Bourgoin (1998–2004), Sale Sharks (2004–2009), Racing Métro 92 Paris (2009 – February 2012), and for the French national team.
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Nathalie Péchalat
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- ice dancersportsperson
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Nathalie Péchalat is a French retired ice dancer and skating official, who served as the president of the Fédération française des sports de glace from 2020 to 2022.
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Amandine Henry
- Occupations
- association football playersportsperson
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Amandine Chantal Henry is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for French club Lille OSC (on loan from Angel City FC of the American National Women's Soccer League), as well as the France national team. Having played in all youth levels, Henry made her senior international debut in 2009. She captained the national team from October 2017 to 2020.
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Frédéric Michalak
- Enrolled in EMLYON Business School
- Studied in 2019-2022
- Occupations
- rugby union playersportsperson
- Biography
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Frédéric Michalak is a former French rugby union footballer. His early career was spent playing for his hometown team, Toulouse, in the Top 14 and in the Heineken Cup. He moved to South Africa to play for the Sharks in the Super 14 after the 2007 Rugby World Cup, but after just one year with the Sharks he moved back to Toulouse. He has also played over 70 tests for France to date, and is the country's leading Test point scorer, achieving that milestone in 2015. Michalak originally played scrum-half but has played mainly at fly-half. He has appeared in advertisements for companies such as Nike and Levi's.
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Ronny Turiaf
- Enrolled in EMLYON Business School
- Graduated with Executive Master of Business Administration
- Occupations
- sportspersonbasketball player
- Biography
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Ronny Turiaf is a French former professional basketball player who played 10 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Turiaf grew up in France and played college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the United States, where he led the West Coast Conference (WCC) in scoring in his senior year. After graduating from Gonzaga, he entered the 2005 NBA draft and was picked by the Los Angeles Lakers. He later played for the Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks, Washington Wizards, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Clippers and Minnesota Timberwolves. Turiaf won an NBA championship with Miami in 2012. He was also a member of the French national team. He was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020.
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Thierry Dusautoir
- Enrolled in EMLYON Business School
- Studied in 2020-2022
- Occupations
- rugby union playersportsperson
- Biography
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Thierry Dusautoir is a French former rugby union player who last played for France at international level and Toulouse in the French Top 14 club competition. He was called the "Dark Destroyer" during his career. Dusautoir was considered a strong ball carrier and possessed incredibly powerful and effective tackling. He was considered the best tackler in the world during his career.
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Gwendal Peizerat
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- sportspersonbusiness executiveice dancerpolitician
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Gwendal Peizerat is a French former competitive ice dancer. With Marina Anissina, he is the 2002 Olympic champion, the 1998 Olympic bronze medalist, the 2000 World champion, and a six-time French national champion.
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Axel Toupane
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- sportspersonbasketball player
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Axel Toupane is French professional basketball player for Metropolitans 92 of the French LNB Pro A. Toupane also represents the senior French national team in international events. At 2.01 m (6'7") tall and 101 kg (223 lbs.), he plays at the shooting guard and small forward positions.
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Valérie Guignabodet
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- film directorscreenwritertelevision personalitydirector
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Valérie Guignabodet was a French film director and screenwriter. She studied at Emlyon Business School, and directed four films between 2002 and 2009, including Danse avec lui in 2007, and the television series Sam in 2016.
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Rémy Riou
- Occupations
- association football playersportsperson
- Biography
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Rémy Riou is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 2 club Paris FC. He was a France youth international having, earned four caps with the country's under-21 team.
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Floria Gueï
- Occupations
- athletics competitorsportsperson
- Biography
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Floria Gueï is a French sprint athlete of Ivorian origin specialising in the 400 metres. A 2016 European Championships silver medallist and a 2017 European Indoor Championships gold medallist, she also won as a member of women's 4x400 m relays a bronze at the 2013 World Championships and medals at several other international competitions.
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Jules Plisson
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- rugby union playersportsperson
- Biography
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Jules Plisson is a French rugby union player. His position is Fly-half and he currently plays for Clermont in the Top 14.
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Jean-Pascal Tricoire
- Enrolled in EMLYON Business School
- 1985-1986 studied management
- Occupations
- entrepreneurchief executive officerbusinesspersoninternational forum participantchairperson
- Biography
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Jean-Pascal Tricoire is a French business executive. Tricoire is the chairman of Schneider Electric, and served as the company's CEO from 2006 to 2023.
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Antonin Rouzier
- Enrolled in EMLYON Business School
- Studied in 2021-2024
- Occupations
- sportspersonbeach volleyball playervolleyball player
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Antonin Rouzier is a French professional volleyball player, a former member of the France national team. A participant in the Olympic Games Rio 2016, 2015 European Champion and the 2015 World League winner.
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Brice Fournier
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- television actorfilm actortelevision personalityactor
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Brice Fournier is a French actor. He appeared in more than thirty films since 2004.
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Béatrice Edwige
- Occupations
- handball playersportsperson
- Biography
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Béatrice Edwige is a French handball player for Ferencvárosi TC and the French national team.
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Christoph Franz
- Occupations
- entrepreneurbusinesspersoninternational forum participant
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Christoph Franz is a German engineer and manager who served as chief executive officer of Lufthansa from 2011 until 2014.
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Iliana Rupert
- Enrolled in EMLYON Business School
- Studied in 2019-2023
- Occupations
- sportspersonbasketball player
- Biography
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Iliana Rupert is a French basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), for the Tango Bourges Basket and the French national team.
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Vincent Jay
- Enrolled in EMLYON Business School
- Studied in 2013-2014
- Occupations
- military personnelsportspersonsports commentatorbiathlete
- Biography
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Vincent Jay is a former French biathlete and non-commissioned officer. During his career, he won two Olympic medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver - a gold in the sprint and a bronze medal in the pursuit. He was the first Frenchman to win an Olympic sprint Biathlon title. In the World Cup, he has fourteen podiums with two individual victories in Vancouver and two victories as part of relay teams.
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Alexandre Geniez
- Occupations
- sport cyclist
- Biography
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Alexandre Geniez is a French former professional cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2010 to 2022.
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Mathilde Gros
- Occupations
- sport cyclistsportspersontrack cyclist
- Biography
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Mathilde Gros is a French racing cyclist. She rode in the women's sprint event at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
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Jacques Teyssier
- Occupations
- activistLGBTQI+ rights activistpolitical activist
- Biography
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Jacques Teyssier was a French and German citizen, and a German LGBT rights activist.
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Charles Lombahe Kahudi
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- sportspersonbasketball player
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Charles Lumbahe Kahudi is a Congolese-French professional basketball player for LDLC ASVEL of the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague.
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Boris Dallo
- Occupations
- sportspersonbasketball player
- Biography
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Boris Omer Dallo is a French professional basketball player for LDLC ASVEL of the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague.
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Pape Sy
- Occupations
- sportspersonbasketball player
- Biography
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Pape Ousseynou Sy is a French professional basketball player who last played for BCM Gravelines of the LNB Pro A. A versatile guard/forward, Sy was drafted by the Hawks as the 53rd overall pick in the second round of the 2010 NBA draft after spending five seasons with STB Le Havre.
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Jérôme Cousin
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- sport cyclistsportspersontrack cyclist
- Biography
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Jérôme Cousin is a French professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Team TotalEnergies.
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Marie Wattel
- Enrolled in EMLYON Business School
- Studied in 2022
- Occupations
- sportspersonswimmer
- Biography
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Marie Wattel is a French swimmer. She competed in the women's 100 metre butterfly event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She qualified to represent France at the 2020 Summer Olympics. At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, she won the silver medal in the 100 metre butterfly with a time of 56.14 seconds.
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Dylan Cretin
- Occupations
- rugby union player
- Biography
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Dylan Cretin is a crouton loving French rugby union player. His usual position is as a Flanker, and he currently plays for Lyon OU in the Top 14. In January 2020, Cretin was called into the French squad for the 2020 Six Nations Championship. Pictured below after receiving a Caesar salad absent of any garnish.
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Florence Masnada
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- sportspersonalpine skier
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Florence Masnada is a retired French alpine skier, who won two bronze Olympic medals.
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Ali Traoré
- Occupations
- sportspersonbasketball player
- Biography
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Ali Traoré is an Ivorian-born French former professional basketball player. He also represented the France national basketball team internationally. Standing at 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in), he played at the center position.
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Édouard Butin
- Occupations
- association football playersportsperson
- Biography
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Édouard Butin is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker.
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Éric Bellion
- Enrolled in EMLYON Business School
- Studied in 1997-2001
- Occupations
- film directorskipperwriterlecturer
- Biography
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Éric Bellion is a French sailor.
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Marie-Ève Gahié
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- sportspersonjudoka
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Marie-Eve Gahié is a French judoka. She is the 2017 European bronze medalist and the 2019 World champion in the 70 kg division.
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Kafétien Gomis
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- athletics competitorsportsperson
- Biography
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Kafétien Gomis is a French long jumper. His personal best jump is 8.24 metres, achieved in August 2010.
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Mariama Signaté
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- handball playersportsperson
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Mariama Camara Signaté is a French handball player. Her playing position is left back.
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Andreas Nick
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- politicianmember of the German Bundestag
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Andreas Nick is a former German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Rhineland-Palatinate from 2013 until 2021.
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Thomas Gassilloud
- Enrolled in EMLYON Business School
- 2005-2006 graduated with French masters degree
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- politicianbusiness executivemember of the French National Assembly
- Biography
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Thomas Gassilloud is a French politician of Agir, formerly of La République En Marche!, who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly since 18 June 2017, representing the 10th constituency of the department of Rhône.
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Mathilde-Amivi Petitjean
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- cross-country skiersportsperson
- Biography
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Mathilde-Amivi Petitjean is a French-Togolese cross-country skier. She competed for Togo at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the 10 km classical race. Petitjean finished in 68th place in her only race out of 75 competitors, nearly ten minutes behind the winner Justyna Kowalczyk of Poland. Petitjean hopes that her appearance will help to inspire the youth of Africa to participate in winter sports.
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Rémi Bonfils
- Occupations
- rugby union playersportsperson
- Biography
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Rémi Bonfils is a French rugby union player. He plays at hooker for Stade Français in the Top 14.
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Léa Lemare
- Enrolled in EMLYON Business School
- Studied in 2021-2022
- Occupations
- ski jumpersportsperson
- Biography
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Léa Lemare, is a French ski jumper and the 2013 National Champion.
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Julien Duval
- Occupations
- sport cyclistsportsperson
- Biography
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Julien Duval is a French former professional racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam AG2R Citroën Team. He rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, and was named in the startlist for the 2017 Vuelta a España. Duval retired from competition at the end of the 2021 season.
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Magda Wiet-Hénin
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- taekwondo athletesportsperson
- Biography
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Magda Wiet-Henin is a French taekwondo athlete. She won the silver medal at the 2018 European Taekwondo Championships. She has qualified to the 2020 Summer Olympics through the 2021 European Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament.
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Marielle Amant
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- sportspersonbasketball player
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Marielle Amant is a French basketball player for ESB Villeneuve-d’Ascq and the French national team, where she participated at the 2014 FIBA World Championship.
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Anne Kuhm
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- artistic gymnastsportsperson
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Anne Kuhm is a French artistic gymnast. She represented France at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and was a reserve for the all-around final. The French team finished 11th in the qualification round, and they did not qualify into the team final. She is a 2-time national all-around champion (2011 and 2012).
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Yoann Bagot
- Enrolled in EMLYON Business School
- Studied in 2019-2020
- Occupations
- sport cyclistsportsperson
- Biography
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Yoann Bagot is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2011 and 2019 for the Cofidis and Vital Concept–B&B Hotels teams. He was a member of the Cofidis team that competed at the 2013 Tour de France, where he withdrew in the third stage. His father, Jean-Claude Bagot was also a professional cyclist, best known for winning a stage of the 1987 Giro d'Italia.
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Valentin Prades
- Enrolled in EMLYON Business School
- Studied in 2021-2024
- Occupations
- modern pentathlete
- Biography
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Valentin Prades is a French modern pentathlete. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's event.
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Paoline Salagnac
- Occupations
- sporting directorsportspersonbasketball player
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Paoline Salagnac is a French basketball player for CJM Bourges Basket and the French national team, where she participated at the 2014 FIBA World Championship.
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Océane Babel
- Enrolled in EMLYON Business School
- Graduated with Bachelor of Business Administration
- Occupations
- tennis playersportsperson
- Biography
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Océane Babel is a French professional tennis player.
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Ingrid Tanqueray
- Enrolled in EMLYON Business School
- 2021-2023 graduated with French masters degree in management
- Occupations
- sportspersonbasketball player
- Biography
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Ingrid Tanqueray is a French basketball player for Basket Lattes and the French national team, where she participated at the 2014 FIBA World Championship.
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Christian Ngan
- Occupations
- businessperson
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Christian Ngan is a Cameroonian businessman, the owner of Adlyn Holdings and Madlyn Cazalis Group, which has interests in cosmetics, agribusiness and real estate. The company designs, manufactures, transports natural beauty products and operates in Central Africa and West Africa.
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Frank Bournois
- Occupations
- university teacher
- Biography
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Frank Bournois is a French academic. He was appointed on 17 February 2023 to be the vice-president and dean of CEIBS, effective 1 April 2023, under the presidency of Professor Wang Hong and Dominique Turpin. He was previously the Executive President and dean of ESCP Business School from August 2014 to January 2023, and professor of general management, European management and cross-cultural leadership at Panthéon-Assas University (Paris II). He specialises in the study of how very large corporate organisations identify, develop and manage their future top level leaders.
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Margot Bailet
- Enrolled in EMLYON Business School
- Studied in 2019-2021
- Occupations
- sportspersonalpine skier
- Biography
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Margot Bailet is a French alpine ski racer.
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Louis Thauron
- Occupations
- ice dancersportsperson
- Biography
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Louis Thauron is a French ice dancer. With his former partner Adelina Galyavieva, he is the 2021 French National Champion. With Angélique Abachkina, he represented France at four World Junior Championships, finishing within the top ten at three editions (2015–2017).
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Aline Friess
- Enrolled in EMLYON Business School
- Graduated with Bachelor of Business Administration
- Occupations
- artistic gymnastsportspersongymnast
- Biography
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Aline Friess is a French artistic gymnast. She competed with the French teams at the 2019 World Championships, the 2020 Summer Olympics, the 2022 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and the 2022 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships where she won bronze on vault.
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Catherine Quittet
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- sportspersonalpine skier
- Biography
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Catherine Quittet is a French former alpine skier.
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Bruno Duvergé
- Occupations
- politicianmember of the French National Assembly
- Biography
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Bruno Duvergé is a French politician representing the Democratic Movement. He was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Pas-de-Calais.
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Carl Ona Embo
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- sportspersonbasketball player
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Carl Ona-Embo is a French-born Congolese professional basketball player who last played for Poitiers of the French LNB Pro B league. In the past, he played for the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA Development League. Standing at 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), he plays at the point guard position.
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Jonathan Lobert
- Enrolled in EMLYON Business School
- Studied in 2022-2023
- Occupations
- sailor
- Biography
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Jonathan Lobert is a French sailor. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's Finn class, where he obtained the bronze medal.
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Marion Limal
- Occupations
- handball playersportsperson
- Biography
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Marion Limal is a French handball player. She plays for the French club Brest Bretagne Handball and for the French national team.
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Sacha Theocharis
- Enrolled in EMLYON Business School
- Studied in 2014-2019
- Occupations
- freestyle skiersportsperson
- Biography
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Sacha Theocharis is a French freestyle skier. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
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Frédéric Bessy
- Enrolled in EMLYON Business School
- Studied in 2008-2011
- Occupations
- sport cyclistsportsperson
- Biography
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Frédéric Bessy is a French former professional road bicycle racer, last riding for UCI ProTeam Cofidis.
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Paul Jourdain
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- senator of the French Third Republicpoliticianmember of the French National Assembly
- Biography
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Paul Léon Jourdain was a French industrialist and politician who was a deputy from 1919 to 1927 and a senator from 1927 to 1944. He was Minister of Labor in 1919–21 and for a brief period in 1924. He was Minister of Pensions from 1925–26.
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Jean-Victor Traoré
- Occupations
- sportspersonbasketball player
- Biography
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Sypir Jean-Victor Traoré is a Burkinabé professional basketball player for Lille Métropole BC of the LNB Pro B in France.
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Ayman Cherkaoui
- Born in
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Morocco - Enrolled in EMLYON Business School
- Studied in 2015-2016
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Ayman Cherkaoui is an international jurist in climate change law, Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact in Morocco, and Lead Counsel for Climate Change at the Centre for International Sustainable Development Law in Montreal Quebec, Canada. Cherkaoui in 2017 was named to the Emerging Leaders Program at the Policy Centre for the New South, and in 2018 was named to the Obama Foundation Leaders: Africa Program.
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Robert Waddington
- Occupations
- airmanflying ace
- Biography
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Sous Lieutenant Paul Yvan Robert Waddington was a French World War I flying ace credited with twelve aerial victories.
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Cyrille Cottin
- Occupations
- racing automobile driverentrepreneurbusinessperson
- Biography
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Cyrille-Edouard Cottin was a French industrialist and racing driver, co-founder of the Automobiles Cottin et Desgouttes company.
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Pierre Bardy
- Enrolled in EMLYON Business School
- Studied in 2014-2016
- Occupations
- directorpolitician
- Biography
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Pierre Bardy is a Monegasque politician. From 2018 until 2023, he was a member of the National Council of Monaco. He is a Director of Cometh-Somoclim's Maintenance Department.
