IAE
Ecole universitaire de management

Governance of IAE Montpellier

IAE Montpellier, a university school of management, is part of the University of Montpellier, and is dedicated to providing high-quality public education in the various management professions. The institute maintains close links with the professional world and places research at the heart of its activities, with a view to optimising the professional integration of its students and meeting the needs of companies.

IAE Montpellier is built on three pillars: 

  • dual skills,
  • internationalism,
  • innovation.

The governance of the institute reflects these values and allows us to carry out these missions.

Find out more about our governance model, our management bodies and our values:

The Management Team

The management team is responsible for the operational management of the IAE:

Dean:
Mr Emmanuel HOUZE

Deputy Director:
Mr Eric STÉPHANY

Administrative Director:
Mr Grégory BOUVIALA

Administrative Deputy Director:
Ms Yamina GUITT-HOCHET

General management is supported by an extended management team. Each member is responsible for developing activities in his or her area of responsibility, in line with the IAE’s overall strategy:

Accreditations:
Ms Stéphanie BOUCHET and Mrs. Autcharaporn SOMSING		Communication:
Ms Anne-Sophie CASES		Direction of studies:
Ms Corinne JANICOT
Finance Cost Accounting:
Ms Christine MARSAL		Digital Innovations:
Ms Céline AVERSENG		Corporate Partnerships:
Mr Jérôme POUGET
Research:
Mr Régis MEISSONIER		International Relations:
Mr Gilles SERE DE LANAUZE		CSR:
Ms Anne LOUBÈS and Ms Najoua TAHRI

IAE Montpellier Executive Board

IAE Montpellier is administered by an executive board, which exercises administrative, financial, educational and scientific powers, subject to the University of Montpellier’s own powers. It determines the general policy of the IAE, votes its budget and elects its director.

Membership of IAE Montpellier Executive Bord:

Chairman of the board:
Since 12 May 2022, the IAE Executive Board has been chaired by Mr Alain GUIRAUDON, director and co-founder of the GGL Group, who was elected for a 3-year term.

Faculty members:

  • Ms Maria ANGEL FERRERO, Associate Professor
  • Ms Anne-Sophie CASES, Full Professor
  • Mr Christophe FOURNIER, Full Professor
  • Mr Emmanuel HOUZE, Full Professor
  • Ms Corinne JANICOT, Full Professor
  • Ms Anne LOUBÈS, Full Professor
  • Ms Christine MARSAL, Full Professor
  • Mr Régis MEISSONIER, Full Professor
  • Mr Jérôme POUGET, Associate Professor
  • Mr Éric STÉPHANY, Full Professor

Administrative staff:

  • Ms Sylvie CAMP
  • Mr Matthieu DEREUMAUX
  • Ms Lise LE-MOGNE
  • Ms Patricia MINOUFLET

Students:

Full members:

  • Ms Dieynaba BA
  • Ms Alysson MORINIÈRE
  • Mr Clément VERSINI
  • Mr Alan YANG

Substitutes:

  • Ms Victoire CLÉMENT
  • Mr Florian GONZALEZ
  • Ms Léa MALLET
  • Mr Maxime PEYRON

External Personalities:

External personalities appointed by local authorities:

  • Occitanie Regional Concil: Ms Sylvie THOMAS, Regional Councillor, Occitanie Region
  • Metropole of Montpellier: Ms Emad HIND, Vice-President of Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole, Delegate for Economic and Digital Development

External personalities appointed by professional or training bodies:

  • Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry: Mr Samuel HERVE, Managing Director of AKTE SERVICES
  • CFA ENSUP LR: Mr Jean-François DUBET, Director of CFA ENSUP LR
  • CFA FORMAPOSTE: Ms Isabelle CUCCHIETTI, Director of CFA FORMAPOSTE
  • CFA DIFCAM: Mr Pascal ROUET, Director of CFA DIFCAM

External personalities appointed by employees’ and employers’ trade unions:

  • Professional and managerial trade union: Mr Guillaume SAUVAN, Regional Coordinator GRAND SUD at SNECA – National Union of Crédit Agricole Company
  • Regional Employers Union: Mr Thierry MARC, Managing Director of MEDEF HÉRAULT Montpellier

Representatives from institutional partners:

  • Montpellier Business School: Mr Bruno DUCASSE, General Director of Montpellier Business School
  • IAE France: Mr Eric LAMARQUE, Director of IAE France

Representative of the IAE Montpellier alumni association:

  • Alumn’IAE Montpellier: Mr Simon BILLY, General Director at VisionR Agency and Co-President of Alumn’IAE Montpellier association

Personalities from the business world appointed for their particular skills by the IAE Montpellier Board:

  • Mr Vincent COMPAGNON, SEO – Appart’City Group
  • Ms Lineda ET-TAMIMI, Human Resources Manager at Sunroad Equipment and ANDRH Languedoc Roussillon Secretary
  • Mr Alain GUIRAUDON, Director and co-founder of GGL
  • Ms Katia SIGAUD-LEGARDIEN, Managing Director of AKOLIA ENERGIE
  • Mr Loris VIAROUGE, Marketing Director at Dell Technologies France

Members or guests by right:

Mr Alexandre VERHNET, Vice-President of the Board of Directors of the University of Montpellier

Mr Philippe AUGÉ, President of the the University of Montpellier

Ms Besmira BOBA, Executive Secretary, IAE Montpellier

Mr Grégory BOUVIALA, Administrative Director of IAE Montpellier

Mr Bruno FABRE, Director General of Services, Montpellier University

Ms Agnès FICHARD CAROLL, Vice-President of the Education and Student Life Commission of the University of Montpellier

Ms Yamina GUITT-HOCHET, Deputy Administrative Director of IAE Montpellier, Quality Correspondent

The International Advisory Board

The International Advisory Board (IAB) is an advisory body with an international dimension. Its role is to provide strategic advice and relevant guidance to support the continued development of the institution in a globalised context.

The IAB is made up of experts whose reflections and exchanges enrich the discussions and decisions taken by the IAE, helping to guarantee the relevance and quality of its programmes, as well as strengthening its links with the outside world.

Membership of International Advisory Board:

Mr Loris VIAROUGE, Marketing Director of Dell Technologies in France

Mr Pierre DENISET, Managing Director of Kaliop Interactive

Mr Alain GUIRAUDON, Director and co-founder of GGL

Mr Christophe FOURNIER, Full professor – Chairman of International Advisory Board

Mr Thami GHORFI, President of ESCA School of Management

Ms Clare HART, Vice-President of Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole

Ms Liette LAPOINTE, Associate Professor – Director of the Business and Management Research Center at the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University

Mr Jérôme RIVES, Professor – EIASM Executive Director

Mr Benjamin STEVENIN, CEO ACADEM by RimaOne

Mr Jeff TANNER, Professor Emeritus Old Dominion University

Mr Josef TAUSER, Economics and Business