GC Influencers
Most Influential GCs - Global-wide
Laurent VALLEE of Carrefour SA
Laurent Vallée’s diverse set of experiences leave him well placed to advise on the broad spectrum of regulatory affairs, public policy and wider commercial issues faced by Carrefour Group, who he joined as general counsel in 2017. Vallée’s career trajectory has included roles acting for both France’s administrative supreme court and its constitutional court, serving as director of civil affairs in the French Ministry of Justice, a number of years in private practice at Clifford Chance and taking on the position of general counsel to film and television studio company Canal+ Group. At the French retailer he takes charge of a legal team which oversees the company’s day-to-day operations across 12,000 stores in 30 nations, while also assuming responsibility for its public affairs team and its sustainable development department. It is in the latter role that he has helped to lead the charge in sustainability issues in the food retail sector, with Carrefour joining the UK’s Tesco to trial the use of refillable containers for everyday items and also working with other businesses to launch MiiMOSA, a crowdfunding platform designed to provide financing to businesses using sustainable food production techniques.