Dear alumni,
We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks for your participation in our Third Annual ESSEC USA Gala Benefit and Visionary Awards in New York. Your presence and support made the evening truly special and significantly contributed to the success of the event in supporting the ESSEC Foundation's newly-restructured Endowment Fund. We would like to thank the donors for their generous contributions to the auction and their commitment to the ESSEC Foundation.
We were also thrilled to present the ESSEC USA Visionary Award to Jonathan Cherki (E11), founder and CEO of Contentsquare, for his pioneering work in promoting the importance of UX to optimize the customer journey and creating a data-driven culture accessible to everyone.
An additional thank you goes out to our:
Co-chairs
Puneet Chhatwal (IMHI91), Managing Director & CEO of The Indian Hotels Company Limited
Thierry Fritsch (E80), President of the ESSEC Foundation
Sponsors
Puneet Chhatwal (IMHI91), Managing Director & CEO of The Indian Hotels Company Limited
Philippe Berdugo (E10), Co-Founder & CEO, Wellbots
Jonathan Cherki (E11), Founder & CEO, Contentsquare
Vladimir Colas (M02), Co-Head of Ardian US & Co-Head of Secondaries
David Markson (E10), Managing Director, Evercore
Alfred Traboulsi (E03), Head of Investment Banking, Americas, HSBC
with additional support from
Alain Barbet (E80), Acting General Manager, McBride Sisters Wine Company
Marion Leydier (E97), Partner at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Anne de Louvigny Stone (E83), Senior Vice President, Merrill Lynch
François-Olivier Luiggi (IMHI92), General Manager, Faena New York
Anne Catherine Nielsen (IMHI96), Founder & CEO, EquaMagna
François Pages (E79), Managing Partner & CEO at Galileo Global Securities, LLC
Chinmai Sharma (IMHI03), Global Head - Lodging, Ground & Sea, Sabre Corporation
Nicolas Soupre (E16), Vice-President, Rothschild & Co
Emmanuele Vinciguerra (E89), President Americas, Vilebrequin
and wine and auction prizes provided by
Alain Barbet (E80) and the McBride Sisters Wine Company
Nicolas Beckers (E00), President & CEO Americas, Rémy Cointreau
François-Olivier Luiggi (IMHI92), General Manager, Faena New York
In the coming days, we will be delighted to share some memorable moments from this wonderful evening. Keep an eye out on your emails for the photos!
