SOCIAL COMMITMENT: BENEFITS FOR BUSINESS AND SOCIETY

Jacky Lintignat, President of the NEOMA Foundation, met Dominique Seau (PGE 88), Chair of the EMINENCE Executive Board. He gives us his point of view as an executive, an alumnus and a citizen.

Dominique Seau began his career at L'Oréal as Product Manager, where he was appointed General Manager for Denmark and Russia. He then became Marketing Director at Danone, before being appointed General Sales and Marketing Director at Triumph. For 11 years, he has been CEO of the Eminence Group.

WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER TO BE THE SOCIAL / SOCIETAL RESPONSIBILITY OF FRANCE'S IVY-LEAGUE UNIVERSITIES TODAY?

A Grande École has the same responsibility as a modern company today in two ways: an economic responsibility (managing a budget, recruiting the best teachers to provide the best education possible) and at the same time a societal responsibility.

193 scholarships and loans representing a total of € 495,196 in 2017

405 young people supported and 157 tutors in action on the "Success through Solidarity" program in 2017/2018

140 Some 140 young people backed by the "Springboard to Success" program

77 77% more apprentices in 4 years

26 26% more students helped in 4 years

700 With nearly 700 places in the Grande École Program, NEOMA Business School is one of the top schools in France for apprenticeships.