Rachel

Picard

Mandate

Appointed on April 28, 2022 - Term expires at the 2026 Shareholders’ Meeting
First appointment on April 28, 2022
Member of the AXA Compensation, Governance & Sustainability Committee

Expertise and experience

Rachel Picard graduated from the École des hautes études commerciales (HEC) of Paris. From 1988 to 1991, she was Deputy Sales Manager at Valle Nevado, a ski resort located in Chile. From 1991 to 1993, Rachel Picard worked at Eurodisney and in 1993, she joined Frantour (SNCF group, then Accor group), successively as marketing manager (1993‑1995), Marketing and Communications Director (1995‑1997) and European Tour Operating Director (1997‑2000). From 2000 to 2004, she was Chief Executive Officer of Atlas Voyages. In 2004, Rachel Picard joined the SNCF as Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Directrice Générale Adjointe) and then Chief Executive Officer of Voyages‑SNCF.com (2007‑2010). From October 2010 to April 2012, Rachel Picard was Chief Executive Officer of Thomas Cook France. She then held the position of Chief Executive Officer of SNCF Gares & Connexions from June 2012 to September 2014. From October 2014 to February 2020, she was Chief Executive Officer of SNCF Voyages (TGV). In June 2017, she was appointed member of the Board of Directors of Criteo and was Chairwoman of the Board of Directors from July 2020 to April 2024. Since September 2024, she has been co‑founder and Chairwoman of Velvet (formerly Proxima), the first independent high‑speed train operator in France.

Mandate held within the AXA Group

• Director: AXA

Mandates held outside the AXA Group

• Chairwoman: The RP Agency, Velvet
• Director: Criteo

Mandates held during the last five years

• Chairwoman of the Board of Directors: Criteo
• Chairwoman: Adoxa Finance
• Director or member of the Supervisory Board: Compagnie des Alpes, Rocher Participations