Barbara Martin Coppola

Thank you so much for the introduction. I'm delighted to be here with you.

Thank you so much for the introduction. I'm delighted to be here with you.

Thank you so much for the introduction. I'm delighted to be here with you.

It's a great question, Marla. The more I advance in my career, the more I'm searching for places with purpose. And, you know, I grew up doing sport, and Decathlon is very much about democratizing sport. I really do know how sport can be beneficial for one's health, one's well-being, but also creating communities and well-being in societies.

It's a great question, Marla. The more I advance in my career, the more I'm searching for places with purpose. And, you know, I grew up doing sport, and Decathlon is very much about democratizing sport. I really do know how sport can be beneficial for one's health, one's well-being, but also creating communities and well-being in societies.

It's a great question, Marla. The more I advance in my career, the more I'm searching for places with purpose. And, you know, I grew up doing sport, and Decathlon is very much about democratizing sport. I really do know how sport can be beneficial for one's health, one's well-being, but also creating communities and well-being in societies.

So I joined and I have seen how beautiful it is to be working on something that you really deeply believe in. And then the other thing is I had, you know, switched industries quite a bit. And I'm a big fan actually of having impact and hopefully bringing all the best that can be brought to people, society's planet. And the role at Decathlon was very much the case.

So I joined and I have seen how beautiful it is to be working on something that you really deeply believe in. And then the other thing is I had, you know, switched industries quite a bit. And I'm a big fan actually of having impact and hopefully bringing all the best that can be brought to people, society's planet. And the role at Decathlon was very much the case.

So I joined and I have seen how beautiful it is to be working on something that you really deeply believe in. And then the other thing is I had, you know, switched industries quite a bit. And I'm a big fan actually of having impact and hopefully bringing all the best that can be brought to people, society's planet. And the role at Decathlon was very much the case.

So it's been actually a privilege to be serving for three years.

So it's been actually a privilege to be serving for three years.

So it's been actually a privilege to be serving for three years.

Yes. There is one moment that I remember deeply and that taught me so much. And it was when I was based in South Korea working for Samsung. And I remember I was a minority for the first time in my life. We were only two white people in a large department of Korean teammates. And I remember actually to... not understand everything that was said verbally.

Yes. There is one moment that I remember deeply and that taught me so much. And it was when I was based in South Korea working for Samsung. And I remember I was a minority for the first time in my life. We were only two white people in a large department of Korean teammates. And I remember actually to... not understand everything that was said verbally.

Yes. There is one moment that I remember deeply and that taught me so much. And it was when I was based in South Korea working for Samsung. And I remember I was a minority for the first time in my life. We were only two white people in a large department of Korean teammates. And I remember actually to... not understand everything that was said verbally.

During that time, I started spending a little bit more time observing and feeling the emotions that I could sense around me. It actually taught me very important lessons on leadership through influence, and also the fact of being able to do so much without completely understanding all the verbal aspects of the communication. And I also learned somehow that being different could be a positive.

During that time, I started spending a little bit more time observing and feeling the emotions that I could sense around me. It actually taught me very important lessons on leadership through influence, and also the fact of being able to do so much without completely understanding all the verbal aspects of the communication. And I also learned somehow that being different could be a positive.

During that time, I started spending a little bit more time observing and feeling the emotions that I could sense around me. It actually taught me very important lessons on leadership through influence, and also the fact of being able to do so much without completely understanding all the verbal aspects of the communication. And I also learned somehow that being different could be a positive.

You know, woman, young, I was a married back then, and somehow turning that into a positive. I was entrusted with risky projects. I had nothing to lose. And I could play by the rules in a little bit different just because of not being like everybody else. So another interesting moment of reflection on how the difference can actually be a positive.

You know, woman, young, I was a married back then, and somehow turning that into a positive. I was entrusted with risky projects. I had nothing to lose. And I could play by the rules in a little bit different just because of not being like everybody else. So another interesting moment of reflection on how the difference can actually be a positive.