Barbara Martin Coppola

Barbara Martin Coppola, is a business executive of French, Spanish and American nationality. She is currently the chief executive officer of the Decathlon Group.

Barbara Martin Coppola
NationalityFrench, Spanish and American
EducationPolytechnic University of Madrid
Télécom Paris
INSEAD (MBA)
OccupationChief Executive Officer of Decathlon Group
AwardsChevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite (2023)

Biography

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Barbara Martin Coppola graduated from Polytechnic University of Madrid and Télécom Paris in 1999.[1] She also holds an MBA from INSEAD.[2][3]

She has worked in more than nine countries. Accordingly, Barbara Martin Coppola now has more than 20 years of international experience.[4]

Career

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Early career

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After her studies, Barbara Martin Coppola started her career at Texas Instruments, where she worked as a business development manager from 1999 to 2004.[1] Later, from 2005 to 2008, she was the Chief Digital Officer at Samsung in Seoul.[1] In 2008, she worked at Google in France.[1][5] She also has previous work experience as a global product marketing manager at YouTube and a Chief Marketing Officer at the Chicago-based meal delivery specialist GrubHub.[6][4]

Ikea

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In April 2018, Barbara Martin Coppola became the Chief Digital Officer of the Group Ikea.[7][8]

Decathlon

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In January 2022, Barbara Martin Coppola became the chief executive officer of the Group Decathlon.[4][6] She is the first woman to run the Group and the first female manager to be recruited from outside the Group Decathlon.[1][7]

Awards

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In September 2023, she won the Women's Excellence Award from the Spanish Women's Leaders Club.[9][10] She was ranked 61st on Fortune's list of Most Powerful Women in 2023.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Conso, L. S. A. (8 December 2022). "Distributeur non alimentaire : Barbara Martin Coppola, un profil hors du sérail pour le Decathlon de demain". LSA. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Barbara Martin Coppola". Women Tech. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Google France". Le Point. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Barbara Martin Coppola, ex-Ikea et Google, prend le guidon chez Decathlon". Le Figaro. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Nouvelle directrice générale chez Decathlon". LE Figaro. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Decathlon recrute une spécialiste du digital chez Ikea pour diriger son groupe". Les Echos. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Lidl, Action, Amazon… Qui sont les patrons de vos enseignes préférées ?". Yahoo!. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  8. ^ Stackpole, Thomas (4 June 2021). "Inside IKEA's Digital Transformation". Harvard Business Review. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  9. ^ "La montée en puissance des dirigeantes espagnoles". Challenges. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  10. ^ "La Société générale annonce plusieurs changements dans ses équipes". Le Figaro. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Most Powerful Women". Fortune.