On 30 January 2020, the Board of Directors of Getlink SE decided to implement the separation of the functions of Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer as of July 1, 2020. As of this date, Yann Leriche is appointed Chief Executive Officer and Jacques Gounon becomes non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. Yann Leriche has had a highly successful career, both in France and internationally.

His skills, combined with his knowledge and direct experience of transport and mobility in the broadest sense, of the operational, security and technical constraints of these activities, as well as of complex, regulated international environments, will enable him to implement the most effective strategy, so that Getlink can meet the challenges of its future development. At the end of a thorough and robust process of preparation for the evolution of governance, led by the Nominations Committee, the Board of Directors of Getlink confirms its choice of a governance model ensuring the separation of executive responsibilities and the functions of the Chairman, in line with best practice in corporate governance. Jacques Gounon will retain the position of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer until Yann Leriche takes office.

From 1 July 2020, Jacques Gounon will remain Chairman of the Board of Directors. Born on 1973, of French nationality, a graduate of École Polytechnique (1997), l'Ecole des Ponts et Chaussées (1999), Collège des Ingénieurs (2000) and ESCP-Europe (2006), Yann Leriche began his career in the public sector, first as a road infrastructure project manager, then in the construction and operation of public transit systems. After extensive experience at Bombardier Transport where he became head of Direction of Transport Systems Guided Light Transit, Yann Leriche joined Transdev group in 2008. Initially CEO of Transamo, a subsidiary dedicated to advice and project management, he then became CEO of the German subsidiary Transdev SZ and subsequently deputy director of transit activities in North America in 2012.

In 2014, he was appointed as Group Chief Performance Officer and a member of the Executive Committee. Since 2017, he has been CEO of Transdev North America, in charge of the group's American and Canadian operations, which have 17,000 employees, generate USD 1.4 billion in revenue, and serve over 100 cities and urban areas with seven different means of transport. He is also in charge of the worldwide development of Transdev's autonomous vehicle activities.