The story
Founded by Gilles Gouédard-Comte, Olivier Ginon and Olivier Roux in 1978.1
Private company
GL Events
Logo: GL events, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4
GL Events is an Event industry global player based in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon, founded in 1978.1 It was founded by Gilles Gouédard-Comte, Olivier Ginon and Olivier Roux.1 It employed 6,490 people in 2018.1 Its revenue was €953 million in 2016.1
GL events ist ein französisches mittelständisches Geschäfts- und Unterhaltungsunternehmen, das 1978 unter dem Namen Polygones Services von Olivier Ginon und drei seiner Freunde, Olivier Roux, Gilles Gouédard-Comte und Jacques Danger, gegründet wurde. Es ist seit 1998 an der Pariser Börse notiert.2 From the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 20, 2026.
Overview
1978Founded1
- Industryactivities of head offices, event management, event planning1
- Headquarters2nd arrondissement of Lyon, France1
- Websitewww.gl-events.com
- Legal formpublic limited company with a board of directors (n.o.s.)1
- LEI9695002PXZMQNBPY2P443
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusIssued and current3
- Registered address59 QUAI RAMBAUD, 69002 Lyon, France3
- Registered withNational Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies, 3515717573
Corporate structure
GL Events sits at the top of its group. 10 entities, 4 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- GL Events Lyon, France
- GL events Live Grand Ouest Subsidiary · Le Bignon, France
- DECORAMA S A Subsidiary · Chilly-Mazarin, France
- GL EVENTS ITALIA S.R.L. Subsidiary · Torino, Italy
- GL events Japan Subsidiary · Japan
- GL EVENTS LIVE Subsidiary · Lyon, France
- GL LITMUS EVENTS PVT LTD Subsidiary · 70% · New Delhi, India
- GL EVENTS VENUES Subsidiary · Lyon, France
- HALL EXPO Subsidiary · Brignais, France
- SESDF Subsidiary · 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.
Leadership
Who has led GL Events, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderGilles Gouédard-Comte1
- FounderOlivier Ginon1
- FounderOlivier Roux1
- Chief executive officerOlivier Ginon1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Subsidiaries
- GL events Japan
- GL events Live Grand Ouest
From Wikidata.1
Employees over time
- 20186,4901
Revenue over time
As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.
Revenue
- 2016953.0M EUR1
Timeline
- 1978Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.gl-events.com1
- X (Twitter)x.com/glevents1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/GLevents1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/glevents_official_account1
- YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UCG8psj_PNhvRwHlMq7uh6ug1
- LinkedInwww.linkedin.com/company/gl-events1
- WikidataQ3093234
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataGL Events on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaGL Events on the German Wikipedia
- 3
- 4Wikimedia CommonsGL Events logo by GL events, Public domain