Pr Emmanuel Métais was appointed Dean of EDHEC Business School in 2017. Pr Métais has been on the EDHEC Faculty since 1995. He successively served as Department Chair, Director of MSc Programmes, Director of EDHEC Global MBA and Associate Dean of Grande Ecole and Masters Programmes. He supervised EDHEC's first AACSB Accreditation. Pr Metais's main teaching and research interests revolve around corporate strategy, with a specific focus on disruptive strategies and M&A performance. He has published a book and more than 30 articles or book chapters pertaining to these themes in French and international academic journals. Pr Métais is a member of the AMBA & BGA International Board. He is also on the Board of Directors of the Conférence des Directeurs d'Ecoles Françaises de Management.