CAC 40 CEOs Are Getting Older, a Boursorama Analysis Says—But the Underlying Data Was Unavailable

The typical leader of a CAC 40 company—the benchmark index for France’s biggest publicly traded firms—appears to be getting older, according to an analysis published by Boursorama.

However, the source material provided for this story did not include the underlying figures from Boursorama’s original reporting on CAC 40 CEO ages. Instead of the article itself, the page returned a cookie-consent interface, leaving no usable statistical details to cite beyond the topic and Boursorama’s official corporate information.

Boursorama’s role in consumer-facing financial news

Boursorama, headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt outside Paris, was founded in 1989. The company—now known under the Boursobank brand—is led by CEO Benoît Grisoni, with Séverine Cabannes and Cécile Bartenieff listed on its board, according to official records from France’s INSEE and INPI made available via data.gouv.fr.

Those same official listings show the company employs 41 people at its headquarters. Beyond its online banking business, Boursorama regularly publishes analyses and rankings focused on major French listed companies, including its look at how the age profile of CAC 40 leaders is changing.

Gouvernance du CAC 40 : les questions que pose l'âge des PDG

Gouvernance et renouvellement

L'âge moyen des dirigeants du CAC 40 est un indicateur suivi par les investisseurs institutionnels pour évaluer la capacité de renouvellement des grandes entreprises françaises.

Boursorama, vigie de la cote

Fondée en 1989 et dirigée par Benoît Grisoni, Boursorama publie régulièrement des analyses sur les entreprises cotées françaises à destination du grand public.

Données source indisponibles

L'article original n'a pas pu être récupéré : la page a retourné une interface de consentement aux cookies sans contenu factuel exploitable.

A recurring governance debate in France’s corporate elite

The age of CAC 40 bosses sits inside a broader, recurring debate in France about leadership turnover at the top of the economy and diversity in executive suites. Boards are regularly pressed by institutional investors and proxy advisors about the makeup of senior leadership teams, including average age and how long top executives remain in charge.

Without the specific figures from the original Boursorama article, it is not possible to reproduce the ranking data or any quantified trendlines the outlet cited in its analysis.

Source : API Annuaire Entreprises, data.gouv.fr (INSEE/INPI)