Jean-Daniel Beurnier succeeds Agnès Grangé as President of KEDGE Business School

Jean-Daniel Beurnier is the founding CEO of Avenir Telecom, a company that designs and distributes mobile phone products on a global scale. Avenir Telecom was listed on the stock exchange in 1998. Mr Beurnier has been a member of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Chamber of Commerce and Industry since 2008. He has solid experience in issues of territorial anchoring, international expansion and business transformation.

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In his new position, Mr Beurnier will be responsible for continuing the school's development on the path of excellence and innovation to train the managers and leaders of tomorrow.

Mr Beurnier takes over the Presidency of one of the best French business schools with a sustainable business model and solid financial performance. He will be supported by the existing management team led by Alexandre de Navailles, General Director of KEDGE Business School. 

"I am very happy and honoured to be contributing to KEDGE's ambitions within the framework of its KEDGE 25 Strategic Plan. As someone who is passionate about entrepreneurship and a staunch believer in the power of learning by doing, I am committed to enhancing the school's undeniable expertise, supporting its international development, and guiding it in its transformation to meet the digital needs of today and tomorrow, while consolidating its territorial roots", he said. 

He succeeds Agnès Grangé, who greatly contributed to strengthening KEDGE's strategy focusing on its ambition to be the school of reference for "those who learn and succeed by doing". Under her leadership, the school intensified its experiential pedagogy, its territorial anchoring, and its openness to the world, in a context of great transformation and digitalisation of higher education, which was strongly affected by the current health crisis.

KEDGE and its Board of Directors commend Ms Grangé for her work in the service of the school's growth and reputation and extend their warmest thanks to her.

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