Appointed in 2017, Rodolphe Saadé is Chairman and CEO of the CMA CGM Group.

Under his leadership, CMA CGM has solidified its position as the world’s third-largest shipping company, operating nearly 650 vessels. He has strengthened the Group’s global presence by acquiring leading terminals in locations such as Nhava Sheva (India), Beirut (Lebanon), Alexandria (Egypt), Los Angeles, New York (USA), Khalifa Port (Abu Dhabi), and Santos (Brazil).

He also initiated the Group’s expansion into logistics, successfully turning around CEVA Logistics, which now ranks among the world’s top 5 logistics companies following the acquisition of Bolloré Logistics in 2024. In 2021, Rodolphe Saadé launched CMA CGM Air Cargo, a new commercial and operational division specializing in air freight to meet its customers express needs.

Beyond transport and logistics, Rodolphe Saadé ventured into the media sector by acquiring La Provence and La Tribune, followed by investments in M6 and Brut. In July 2024, he completed the acquisition of BFM and RMC, further expanding CMA CGM’s media footprint.

In line with his commitment to achieving net zero by 2050, Rodolphe Saadé has invested $18 billion to decarbonize CMA CGM’s fleet of vessels. With other shipping lines, he advocated for an ambitious decarbonization plan for the industry, setting a target of -30% of greenhouse emissions in 2030, -80% in 2040 and Net Zero in 2050.

Driven by his entrepreneurial spirit, Rodolphe Saadé founded ZEBOX, CMA CGM’s global network of startup accelerators, which operates across six regions and five continents. Additionally, he co-invested in Kyutai, Europe’s first open-science AI lab. He signed global partnerships with Google and Mistral AI to drive innovation in the group, with tangible benefits for both CMA CGM’s customers and staff members.

To accelerate these transformations and provide CMA CGM’s teams with the tools they need to grow in a complex and fast-changing environment, he inaugurated TANGRAM in May 2024, the Group’s new training and innovation center in Marseille, dedicated to shaping the future of transport, logistics and media.

Driven by strong human and family values, the CMA CGM Group has supported the most vulnerable through its Foundation for 20 years. Focusing on humanitarian action and access to education, the CMA CGM Foundation has transported 63,000 tons of humanitarian aid to 97 countries and supported over 550 educational projects worldwide.

To express the societal impact of CMA CGM, Rodolphe Saadé chose to give the Group a purpose illustrating what makes it so unique: “We imagine better ways to serve a world in motion”.