{"id":3942,"date":"2020-04-09T16:00:48","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T14:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esdes.fr\/?page_id=3942"},"modified":"2026-03-03T14:17:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T13:17:04","slug":"governance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.esdes.fr\/en\/welcome\/about-esdes\/presentation-of-esdes\/governance\/","title":{"rendered":"Governance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Esdes is part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucly.fr\/en\/\">UCLy (Catholic University of Lyon<\/a>), a non-profit association. The School has an agile governance system, consolidated around its Executive Committee, which is complemented by advisory bodies in order to consider the needs of each of the School's stakeholders. &nbsp;<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Board of Directors<\/strong><\/h2><p><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>William Hurst, Chief Executive Officer,<\/li>\n\n<li>Lobna Baccouche, Pedagogic Manager Esdes Annecy Campus,<\/li>\n\n<li>Sami Ben Jabeur, Deputy Director of Research,<\/li>\n\n<li>Maria Bernard, Director Humanities Department,<\/li>\n\n<li>Nathalie Bertin Boussu, Director of Ecological and Social Transition, Esdes disability referent,<\/li>\n\n<li>Sarah Clifft, Academic Director,<\/li>\n\n<li>Steven Coissard, Deputy Director in charge of Programs, Pedagogy, Faculty and Student Life,<\/li>\n\n<li>France Dabek, Chief Administrative Officer,<\/li>\n\n<li>Aur\u00e9lie Duplat, Director of Business and Talent Development,<\/li>\n\n<li>Caroline Duval, Director of international promotion,<\/li>\n\n<li>Huiyi Gao, Head of the Strategy, Organization &amp; Human Relations Department,<\/li>\n\n<li>Camille Faure, Director of Master in Management program,<\/li>\n\n<li>Alexis Lejolivet, Director of Marketing, Communication et Development,<\/li>\n\n<li>Audric Mazzietti, Director of Pedagogy,<\/li>\n\n<li>Eleanor Mercuriot, Special Advisor to the Esdes Executive Management,<\/li>\n\n<li>Youcef Meriane, Head of the Finance, Accounting &amp; Economics Department,<\/li>\n\n<li>Oussama Labidi, Director of MSc Programs<\/li>\n\n<li>No\u00e9mie Naulet, Head of Quality &amp; Accreditations,<\/li>\n\n<li>Pierre Pir\u00e9-Lechalard, Director of Marketing &amp; International Business Department,<\/li>\n\n<li>Kevin Pon, Associate Dean for International Development and Accreditations,<\/li>\n\n<li>Sabrina Zaidi-Chtourou, Director of Bachelor in Business Program.<\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Executive Committee<\/strong><\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>William Hurst, Chief Executive Officer<\/li>\n\n<li>Sarah Clifft, Academic Director<\/li>\n\n<li>Steven Coissard, Deputy Director in charge of Programs, Pedagogy, Faculty and Student Life,<\/li>\n\n<li>France Dabek, Chief Administrative Officer,<\/li>\n\n<li>Aur\u00e9lie Duplat, Director of Business and Talent Development<\/li>\n\n<li>Alexis Lejolivet, Director of Marketing, Communication et Development,<\/li>\n\n<li>Eleanor Mercuriot, Special Advisor to the Esdes Executive Management,<\/li>\n\n<li>No\u00e9mie Naulet, Head of Quality &amp; Accreditations,<\/li>\n\n<li>Kevin Pon, Associate Dean for International Development and Accreditations,<\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Program Review Committee<\/strong><\/h2><p>The CRP (Program Review Committee) monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of the programs in terms of educational objectives. It determines the need for resources and thus for faculty recruitment.<\/p><p><strong>The CRP is composed of the following&nbsp;members:<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Director of Programs and Student Life<\/li>\n\n<li>Programs Directors<\/li>\n\n<li>Year Level Coordinators<\/li>\n\n<li>Specializations Coordinators<\/li>\n\n<li>Heads of departments<\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>International Advisory Board<\/strong><\/h2><p>In conjunction with the governance of Esdes, the IAB (International Advisory Board) is composed of leading figures from the economic and academic world. This advisory body accompanies Esdes in its development by making recommendations concerning the School's strategy or the way it is implemented.<\/p><p>The IAB meets once per year, bringing together:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Pilar Castro Gonzalez, Universidad Loyola (Spain)<\/li>\n\n<li>Dr Isabelle Chaquiriand, Universidad Catolica del Uruguay, (Uruguay)<\/li>\n\n<li>Pr Lashkmi Goel, Ifrane (MA)<\/li>\n\n<li>Pr David Hillier, Univ Strathclyde (UK)<\/li>\n\n<li>Pr Percy Marquina Feldman, PUCP, Centrum (Peru)<\/li>\n\n<li>Pr Joao Pinto, Catolica Porto BS (Portugal)<\/li>\n\n<li>Pr Anne Sinnot, VP DCU (IRL)<\/li>\n\n<li>Pr Joyce Strawser, Seton Hall (USA)<\/li>\n\n<li>Benjamin Stevenin, THE (Times&nbsp;Higher&nbsp;Education)<\/li>\n\n<li>Pr. Gr\u00e9gory Woimb\u00e9e, Rector of UCLy<\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Global Student Council<\/strong><\/h2><p>The Global Student Council is made up of student volunteers who wish to contribute to the development of the School. They are encouraged to give their opinion on the School's strategic directions, including teaching, educational policy and student life.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Corporate advisory committee<\/strong><\/h2><p>The corporate advisory committee is a forum for reflection and exchange between pedagogical coordinators and companies. It evaluates and develops the content of the programs to meet the expectations of companies, with the aim of producing highly employable graduates whose educational experience is adapted to the changing market.<\/p><p>It is made up of pedagogical coordinators and partner companies.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-cross-content js-fade-scroll\">\n    <p class=\"wp-block-cross-content-title\">Read more<\/p>\n            <div class=\"row wp-block-cross-content-row\">\n                                <div class=\"column small-12 medium-6 large-4 wp-block-cross-content-col\">\n                        <a class=\"wp-block-cross-content-top\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esdes.fr\/en\/welcome\/about-esdes\/presentation-of-esdes\/\" title=\"Presentation of Esdes\">\n                            <span class=\"wp-block-cross-content-name\">Presentation of Esdes<\/span>\n                            <span class=\"wp-block-cross-content-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/05\/1920x575-campus-5-630x570.jpg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"header hall saint paul campus\" \/><\/span>\n                            <span class=\"wp-block-cross-content-more\">\n                                <span class=\"icon-more\"><\/span>\n                            <\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                        <div class=\"wp-block-cross-content-excerpt\"><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"column small-12 medium-6 large-4 wp-block-cross-content-col\">\n                        <a class=\"wp-block-cross-content-top\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esdes.fr\/en\/welcome\/about-esdes\/presentation-of-esdes\/accreditations-memberships\/\" title=\"Accreditations &#038; memberships\">\n                            <span class=\"wp-block-cross-content-name\">Accreditations &#038; memberships<\/span>\n                            <span class=\"wp-block-cross-content-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/01\/labels-accreditations-630x570.png\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span>\n                            <span class=\"wp-block-cross-content-more\">\n                                <span class=\"icon-more\"><\/span>\n                            <\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                        <div class=\"wp-block-cross-content-excerpt\"><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"column small-12 medium-6 large-4 wp-block-cross-content-col\">\n                        <a class=\"wp-block-cross-content-top\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esdes.fr\/en\/welcome\/about-esdes\/presentation-of-esdes\/history\/\" title=\"History\">\n                            <span class=\"wp-block-cross-content-name\">History<\/span>\n                            <span class=\"wp-block-cross-content-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esdes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/05\/1920x575-campus-3-630x570.jpg\" class=\" wp-post-image\" alt=\"header campus saint paul ext\u00e9rieur drone\" \/><\/span>\n                            <span class=\"wp-block-cross-content-more\">\n                                <span class=\"icon-more\"><\/span>\n                            <\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                        <div class=\"wp-block-cross-content-excerpt\"><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Esdes is part of UCLy (Catholic University of Lyon), a non-profit association. 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