A journalist for almost 20 years at La Voix du Nord, he joined France Télévision in 1990, first in Lille, then in Paris, where he was in charge of sports, then the national and regional France 3 channel.
In 2004, he was appointed Secretary General and then Director General of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) EUROVISION in Geneva. In 2010, he rejoined the France Télévision Group as special advisor to Chairman Rémy Pflimlin, before being appointed Director General of France 2 in 2012.
With a solid background in the media and international experience, he is keen to invest in the development of C.I.C.E.S. projects, particularly in media, culture and sports.