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Cultura chooses former Decathlon CEO as boss

2024-02-27T16:24:53.737Z

Highlights: Cultura chooses former Decathlon CEO as boss. Arnaud Gauquelin let himself be tempted by the cultural brand. He opted for a business course in Caen, imagining himself an entrepreneur. One day in 1991, in a Decathlon parking lot, he saw an advertisement for a checkout attendant, which he immediately passed on to the woman who would become his wife. He helped her apply and two weeks later she told him the store was looking for a stock manager. But quickly, he liked his work and his superiors offered him a full-time position as department manager. This involved carrying out…


PORTRAIT - After three decades of declining proposals from headhunters, Arnaud Gauquelin let himself be tempted by the cultural brand.


Arnaud Gauquelin grew up in theaters.

His mother ran a cinema located below their apartment.

All he had to do was run down a few steps to steal some Michoko and enjoy the films on display.

His father, a professional guitarist traveling the road, instilled in him a love of music.

This natural impregnation led him to the general management of Cultura, after thirty-two years of loyalty to Decathlon.

The opportunities keep coming

He opted for a business course in Caen, imagining himself an entrepreneur.

One day in 1991, in a Decathlon parking lot, he saw an advertisement for a checkout attendant, which he immediately passed on to the woman who would become his wife.

He helped her apply and two weeks later she told him the store was looking for a stock manager.

The student did not hesitate: it promised him butter in his spinach.

But quickly, he liked his work and his superiors offered him a full-time position as department manager.

This involved carrying out…

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Source: lefigaro

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