Julie Chalmette, Chief Executive Officer of Bethesda, is unanimously re-elected as President of SELL, during the General Assembly on Thursday, December 6, 2018.
After working for two years to showcase the industry in all its diversity and celebrate the talents of video games, Julie Chalmette has been renewed as President of SELL. During her first two years in office, she contributed to the continued growth of Paris Games Week, the video game fair organized by SELL, by making the event a lasting fixture for all communities. video game. Promoting initiatives in favor of a responsible industry and informing consumers and institutions about good video game practices have also been at the heart of its mission. So many actions that Julie Chalmette intends to expand over the next two years. A commitment and involvement in the missions of the union which were warmly welcomed by all the members.
I am honored by the renewed confidence that the members of SELL have placed in me. I want to continue working for the recognition of an industry which, like the talents that make it up, is constantly innovating and renewing itself. The video game sector is a formidable engine of the French economy. It is now also a leisure activity for the general public which increasingly accompanies more French people in their daily lives.
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Julie Chalmette began her career at Vivendi Games, where she held several positions. Firstly responsible for export territories, she then established the Nordic subsidiary in Sweden, before returning to France to take charge of Vivendi Games France. In 2010, Julie Chalmette joined Bethesda to found the French subsidiary of the American publisher, where she held the position of General Manager. Unanimously elected President of SELL in 2016, Julie Chalmette is also co-founder of Women in Games France, an association working for gender diversity in the video game industry in France.
During this assembly, the members of SELL also elected the Board of Directors for two years, which is made up of:
- Frederique De Fondaumiere (Activision Blizzard)
- Arnaud Muller (Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Julie Chalmette (Bethesda)
- Dominique Cor (Electronic Arts)
- John Bert (Focus Home Interactive)
- Hugues Ouvrard (Microsoft)
- Philippe Lavoue (Nintendo)
- Philippe Cardon (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Patrick Bellaiche and Michel Magne (Take-Two Interactive)
- John Parkes (Ubisoft)
- Yves Elalouf (Warner Bros. Entertainment)
- Yves Bléhaut (Whybe Online)