Graduated from École hôtelière de Lausanne, Arnaud Debart-Johner, 54, began his career in the hospitality industry, in France and abroad, as Catering Director and then Management Director in various Hilton hotels. He then went on to join the retail industry and pursued his career within the Carrefour group for 16 years, from Business Unit management to the Human Resources Department. Drawing on this combined expertise, he joined Elior Group in March of 2016 as Human Resources Director for Elior's education market in France.

Arnaud Debart-Johner started as Human Ressources Director for Elior France on February 10, 2017.