2009 Human Resources Report

Human Resources Report
Our Group
Fundamentals
Our roots
“After my studies and service in the navy, I went back to Marseilles to work in my family’s small, ship suppliers business, run
by my father and founded by my grandfather in 1895. I was, and still am very much attached to my family, and love them still,
but I wanted to do something on my own and to be independent.
That’s how in 1966, with my father’s blessings, I founded Sodexo and got my start in Foodservices. Back in the 1960s, however
in France, many questioned the value of private enterprise. That’s why before founding Sodexo, I asked myself, what is the
purpose of creating your own company?
My answers at that time formed, still form, and will continue to form the fundamental basis of our corporate philosophy.”
Pierre Bellon
Chairman of the Board of Directors
– Fiscal 2009 Annual publications