Member of the Supervisory Board
Member since November 10, 2020
Xavier Niel was a member of the Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield Supervisory Board and its Governance, Nomination and Remuneration Committee from November 10, 2020 until October 4, 2024. He has been a member of the Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield Supervisory Board and its Audit Committee since April 29, 2025.
He is the founder, main shareholder and former CEO of Groupe Iliad. He has been working in the Internet and telecommunications industry since the end of the 1980s and he has been behind the major strategic developments and innovations performed by Groupe Iliad over this period. Through his personal holding NJJ Holding, he is also recognized as a long-time active real estate and media investor.
He is a also a member of the Boards of ByteDance Ltd., KKR Management LLC and Teract; and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Iliad S.A.
Mr Xavier Niel, born in 1967, is French.