Yves Gourmelon
About Yves Gourmelon
Yves Gourmelon serves as the Pilote du Chantier Développement Durable at Ouest-France, a position he has held since 2019. With a background in sports journalism and a law degree, he has worked in various roles at Ouest-France since 1997.
Current Role at Ouest-France
Yves Gourmelon serves as the Pilote du chantier Développement Durable within the Groupe Sipa-Ouest-France since 2019. In this role, he focuses on sustainable development initiatives, contributing to the organization's commitment to environmental responsibility. His position is based in Rennes, Bretagne, France.
Previous Positions at Ouest-France
Yves Gourmelon has held multiple positions at Ouest-France over the years. He worked as Chef départemental des sports de la Vendée from 1997 to 2004. He later served as Chef de rédaction à La Roche-sur-Yon from 2004 to 2008. Between 2008 and 2013, he was Adjoint au chef des sports en charge du contenu bi-média, and from 2013 to 2016, he worked as Adjoint au chef des sports détaché à l'Edition du Soir. His last role before his current position was Chef du service des sports from 2016 to 2017.
Educational Background
Yves Gourmelon studied at Université de Bretagne Occidentale, where he focused on Droit and earned a Maitrise from 1991 to 1995. Prior to that, he attended Collège Saint-François Lesneven, where he completed his Bac from 1981 to 1990.
Experience in Digital Media
In addition to his current role in sustainable development, Yves Gourmelon has been involved in digital media at Ouest-France. He has worked as Pilote du desk numérique ouest-france.fr since 2018, focusing on the digital aspects of the organization’s operations for six years.