Didier Chabassieu chairs the Management Board of HighCo. He shares the Group’s values of innovation, passion, respect and performance, driven with the ambition to make HighCo the leader on its markets.
Fascinated by the development of digital and new technologies, Didier Chabassieu joined HighCo when it was founded in 1990 after completing a graduate degree in finance. In 1993, he organised the first investor fund-raising operation. He became Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Management Board in 1996 and oversaw HighCo’s IPO.
Since 2000, Didier Chabassieu has been in charge of the Group’s mergers and acquisitions, leading about 30 acquisitions in 10 European countries. He floated a subsidiary on the German market and led the investment in the Group’s minority stakes in the internet start-ups Mediastay (2000), Digitick (2007), Rue du commerce, and so on.
Didier Chabassieu was appointed Managing Director in 2002 and Chairman of the Management Board in 2013.
Shareholding: Didier Chabassieu owns 377,646 HighCo shares, or 1.85% of the share capital, as at 1 March 2024.
Other current terms of office and positions held outside the Group: None.
Other terms of office and positions held over the past five years and expired: TheCamp (SAS) – Director.
Expiry of term of office: 15 December 2025
Age: 55
Nationality: French.
Professional address: HighCo – 365, avenue Archimède, CS 60346 – 13799 Aix-en-Provence Cedex 3, France.