GC Influencers
Most Influential GCs - France
Jean-Yves Haagen of Groupe Casino
Jean-Yves Haagen joined Groupe Casino as Group General Counsel in 2014. Recognised for his vast experience in the corporate world, he served as VP and GC at Louis Dreyfus Commodities for three years and prior to that, spent 15 years in the legal department of Thales.
Haagen is not only commended for his experience in mass retail, but also for leading the team through complex times. A market source notes: “He has a global vision of the market, knows very well the lawyers’ world and stays on a strategic level on cases.”
He holds an LLM from the European University Centre in Nancy and is also a graduate from the Paris Institute of Political Studies.