An engineer from the Corps des Mines and a graduate of École polytechnique and Mines Paris, Thomas Métivier also holds a master’s degree in economics and management (“Project, Innovation, Design”). After initial experience in industry and marketing, he joined the French civil service in 2012, where he held several positions in economic development in the Aquitaine region, notably as economic advisor to the Regional Prefect and then as Commissioner for Industrial Recovery.
He joined Cdiscount in 2016 as Mission Director and then Strategy Director. He subsequently became Director of Marketplace, International, Strategy and Innovation. From 2021 to 2023, he was Chief Executive Officer of Octopia, Cdiscount’s B2B subsidiary specialising in marketplace and logistics solutions.
Since 2023, he has been Chief Executive Officer, then Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, of Cdiscount and CEO of Cnova N.V. He is leading in particular the company’s transformation and the development of its marketplace, retail media and generative artificial intelligence activities.