Alain du Plessis de Pouzilhac (born 1945) is a French
advertising executive. He was the CEO of
France 24
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Based in the Paris suburb of Issy-les-M ...
. He was President of
France Médias Monde
France Médias Monde is a French state-owned holding company which supervises and co-ordinates the activities of the major public media organizations International broadcasting, broadcasting or publishing internationally from France.
The company ...
from 2008 to 2012.
He was the President of French
rugby
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club
RC Narbonne
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from 1997 to 2001.
France Médias Monde
In December 2005, he was appointed
chief executive
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of the
French international
news channel
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, CFII (
France 24
France 24 ( in French) is a French state-owned international news television network based in Paris. Its channels broadcast in French, English, Arabic, and Spanish and are aimed at the overseas market.
Based in the Paris suburb of Issy-les-M ...
).
On 20 February 2008, he was appointed to the post of President of
France Médias Monde
France Médias Monde is a French state-owned holding company which supervises and co-ordinates the activities of the major public media organizations International broadcasting, broadcasting or publishing internationally from France.
The company ...
by the then-
French president
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Nicolas Sarkozy
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, which incorporated
France 24
France 24 ( in French) is a French state-owned international news television network based in Paris. Its channels broadcast in French, English, Arabic, and Spanish and are aimed at the overseas market.
Based in the Paris suburb of Issy-les-M ...
,
Radio France International
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and
TV5 Monde
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. The director-general at that time was
Christine Ockrent
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.
On 12 July 2012, he resigned from the post of President of
France Médias Monde
France Médias Monde is a French state-owned holding company which supervises and co-ordinates the activities of the major public media organizations International broadcasting, broadcasting or publishing internationally from France.
The company ...
.
References
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People from Sète
1945 births
Living people
French advertising executives
People from Hérault