Gabrielle Planès has served as President of Promediation since February 2017.
After graduating from a business school, Gabrielle Planès pursued a 25-year international career in education and training while on secondment to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Upon her return to mainland France, she earned a European Master’s degree in Human Resources Management and conducted research on various topics, including professional training and evaluation.
Her expertise in group dynamics, combined with in-depth training in the Palo Alto model and several other courses—including a corporate mediation certification from CNAM— has enabled her to address a wide range of complex issues. She has facilitated approximately 400 mediations across various domains, including internal/workplace and group mediation, both preventively and during crises.
Gabrielle Planès is co-author of Le médiateur dans l’arène (ERES, 2009) with Thomas Fiutak, and has contributed to three additional books on mediation.
She is a private and court-appointed mediator and develops training programs on mediation practice for diverse audiences (HR Managers, notaries, bailiffs, civil servants, etc.). She is Honorary President of the Association Nationale des Médiateurs (ANM – http://mediateurs.asso.fr) and Co-President of the Institut de la Médiation dans l’Espace Francophone (IMEF).
In addition to her work in mediation, she managed an IT services firm for five years and currently co-manages Actances SARL, which she founded in 2002.
In recognition of her contributions to the advancement of mediation, she was named a Knight of the Legion of Honour in April 2016.