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Emlyon Business School

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Business school in Lyon, France

EM Lyon Business School (styled emlyon) is a business school in Lyon, France, established in 1872, and affiliated with the Lyon Chamber of Commerce and Industry. A grande école de commerce, EM Lyon Business School offers a range of academic programs, including the Global BBA, Masters in Management, M.Sc. in Finance, MBA, and Exec. MBA degrees, alongside Specialized Masters (M.Sc., M.S.) programs, and a Ph.D. program in Management.2 It was founded by chamber of commerce of Lyon.1 It employed 550 people in 2020.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1872Founded1
  • Industryhigher education, research1
  • HeadquartersLyon1
  • Founded inLyon1
  • Websitewww.em-lyon.com
  • Legal formSA à directoire (s.a.i.), société anonyme1
  • Slogan“early makers since 1872”1
  • Kind of organizationFund1
  • LEI9695001HW2J8HYBLXG743
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered address91 BOULEVARD PASTEUR, 75015 Paris, France3
  • Registered withAutorité des marchés financiers, 649013

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EM Lyon Business School (styled emlyon) is a business school in Lyon, France, established in 1872, and affiliated with the Lyon Chamber of Commerce and Industry. A grande école de commerce, EM Lyon Business School offers a range of academic programs, including the Global BBA, Masters in Management, M.Sc. in Finance, MBA, and Exec. MBA degrees, alongside Specialized Masters (M.Sc., M.S.) programs, and a Ph.D. program in Management. The school also provides a wide portfolio of Executive Education programs for senior executives & experienced managers.2

Corporate structure

Emlyon Business School sits at the top of its group. 3 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Emlyon Business School Paris, France
    • London Interdisciplinary School Subsidiary · Whitechapel, United Kingdom
    • Management et économie Lyon Saint Etienne Subsidiary · 7th arrondissement of Lyon, France

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by chamber of commerce of Lyon in 1872, in Lyon.1

EM Lyon Business School was established in 1872, and is one of the oldest business schools in France. Formerly known as ESCAE Lyon, ÉSC de Lyon, and EM Lyon, the school has been named as EM Lyon Business School since 2016. In September 2018, EM Lyon Business School, historically belonging to the Lyon Métropole Saint-Étienne Roanne Chamber of Commerce and Industry (lCC), became a public limited company. Since then, EM Lyon Business School has been a subsidiary of Early Makers Group SA., and whose capital is open to alumni, group employees, and investment funds Bpifrance and Qualium, while being managed by CCI Lyon Métropole.

1872: Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Lyon (ESC Lyon) founded with support from the public Lyon Chamber of Commerce.

1972: New campus opened in Ecully, France.

1997: ESC Lyon is renamed Ecole de Management de Lyon (EM LYON).

2005: Awarded the Triple Crown: AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB accreditation.

2007: Shanghai Campus established in China.

2014: New campus opened in Saint-Etienne, France.

2015: Casablanca Campus established in Morocco. | Partnership with IBM.

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2016: Establishment of Paris Campus in France.

2016: Establishment of Alliance Lyon Grenoble Business School, with Grenoble École de Management.

2018: Bhubaneswar Campus established in India in collaboration with Xavier University. School legal structure is changed to a: Public Limited Company.

2021: Mumbai Campus established in India in partnership with St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.

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Leadership

Who has led Emlyon Business School, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Achille Penot1872–1886
  2. Saint-Cyr Penot1886–1913
  3. Pierre Clerget1913–1947
  4. Marcel Clerget1947–1955
  5. Georges Coutellier1955–1972
  6. Jacques Lagarde1972–1981
  7. Yves Réale1981–1987
  8. Bruno Dufour1987–1996
  9. Patrick Molle1996–2012
  10. Philippe Courtier2012–2013
  11. Bernard Belletante2014–2019

Chair

  1. Tawhid Chtioui2019–2020
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Board members and other officers (10)

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • chamber of commerce of Lyon

Subsidiaries

  • London Interdisciplinary School
  • Management et économie Lyon Saint Etienne

Fund manager

From Wikidata.1 Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded École supérieure de commerce de Saint-Étienne1

Employees over time

  • 20205501

Timeline

  1. May 2014New chief executive Bernard Belletante becomes CEO1
  2. Jul 2012New chief executive Philippe Courtier becomes CEO1
  3. 1996New chief executive Patrick Molle becomes CEO1
  4. 1987New chief executive Bruno Dufour becomes CEO1
  5. 1981New chief executive Yves Réale becomes CEO1
  6. 1972New chief executive Jacques Lagarde becomes CEO1
  7. 1955New chief executive Georges Coutellier becomes CEO1
  8. 1947New chief executive Marcel Clerget becomes CEO1
  9. 1913New chief executive Pierre Clerget becomes CEO1
  10. 1886New chief executive Saint-Cyr Penot becomes CEO1
  11. 1872New chief executive Achille Penot becomes CEO1
  12. 1872Founded Founded in Lyon1

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