10 Facts About Frank Bournois

Frank Bournois was born on 23 November 1962 and is a French academic.

Frank Bournois was appointed on 17 February 2023 to be the vice-president and dean of CEIBS, effective 1 April 2023, under the presidency of Professor Wang Hong and Dominique Turpin.

Frank Bournois was previously the Executive President and dean of ESCP Business School from August 2014 to January 2023, and professor of general management, European management and cross-cultural leadership at Pantheon-Assas University.

Frank Bournois graduated from the Emlyon Business School in 1984 ; and received an MBA in organisational psychology of Aston University.

Frank Bournois received a doctorate from Jean Moulin University Lyon 3 in 1990, with a dissertation on The Management of Top Managers and the Development of High Potential Executives in large European Companies.

Frank Bournois was appointed professor of management in 1995 at the University of Lyon III then at the Pantheon-Assas University in 1997.

Frank Bournois initiated a large scale survey on business intelligence practices in all French companies with more than 250 employees.

Frank Bournois developed an early interest for the nature of managerial and top leadership work.

Frank Bournois led several research programmes including comparative HR management across Europe, business intelligence and corporate governance.

Frank Bournois is a regular speaker on the topic of benchmarking large European companies, prospective screening of management changes, the prevention of career derailment for leaders and generally what makes organisations and management committees effective or dysfunctional.