Valerie Beaulieu-James is the Chief Growth Officer of ManpowerGroup, a role she assumed in August 2025. She leads the company’s global commercial strategy, overseeing Sales, Marketing, and Insights, to accelerate growth and drive innovation across ManpowerGroup's family of brands.
Valerie brings more than 30 years of global experience across technology, sales, marketing, and workforce solutions, with a proven track record of scaling businesses through strategic transformation and AI-powered innovation. She spent over two decades at Microsoft in senior leadership roles spanning Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific (APAC), including Chief Marketing Officer for Microsoft U.S. and General Manager for APAC SMB & Partner Business, where she led major transformation initiatives and built global commercial partnerships.
Earlier in her career, Valerie was Marketing Director and Executive Committee member at ECS, a Société Générale subsidiary, where she helped build a leading European IT distribution and services provider.
A recognized expert in digital transformation and go-to-market strategy, Valerie serves on the Board of Orange, one of the world’s top telecommunications operators. She is also a French Foreign Trade Advisor and sits on the Advisory Board of French Tech. Passionate about inclusion, she actively champions women in technology through several global initiatives.
Valerie holds a Master of English from the University of Haute-Bretagne in France, a degree in International Commerce, and executive certifications from London Business School and Harvard Business School. Fluent in multiple languages, she has lived and worked in the U.S., Singapore, Switzerland, and France, bringing a distinctly global perspective to her leadership.
She lives with her husband Eric in France and is the proud mother of two accomplished children, Romain and Solenn. In her free time, Valerie enjoys sailing, hiking, cooking, and hosting friends and family.
