Virginie Calmels (born 11 February 1971) is a French businesswoman and politician. She is the former chief executive officer (CEO) of

Canal+ Canal+ (Canal Plus, , meaning 'Channel Plus'; sometimes abbreviated C+ or Canal) is a French premium television channel launched in 1984. It is 100% owned by the Groupe Canal+, which in turn is owned by Vivendi. The channel broadcasts several ki ...

and

Endemol Endemol B.V. was a Dutch-based media company that produced and distributed multiplatform entertainment content. The company annually produced more than 15,000 hours of programming across scripted and non-scripted genres, including drama, reality ...

. She was

Alain Juppé Alain Marie Juppé (; born 15 August 1945) is a French politician. A member of The Republicans, he was Prime Minister of France from 1995 to 1997 under President Jacques Chirac, during which period he faced major strikes that paralysed the coun ...

’s deputy mayor in Bordeaux. She is also the regional councillor of

Nouvelle-Aquitaine Nouvelle-Aquitaine (; oc, Nòva Aquitània or ; eu, Akitania Berria; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Novéle-Aguiéne'') is the largest administrative region in France, spanning the west and southwest of the mainland. The region was created by t ...

Education

Calmels holds a diploma in accounting and auditing from the École supérieure de commerce (ESC) in

Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Par ...

in 1993. She also studied the Advanced Management Program (AMP) at

INSEAD INSEAD, a contraction of "Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires" () is a non-profit business school that maintains campuses in Europe ( Fontainebleau, France), Asia (Singapore), the Middle East (Abu Dhabi, UAE), and North America (San ...

Career

Calmels started her career in 1993 as the financial auditor for Salustro Reydel. In 2000, she joined

as its finance director and was later promoted as its

CEO A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...

. She left Canal+ in 2002. In 2003, Calmels was at first appointed as general director of Endemol France and later became its president in 2007. In 2012, Virginie Calmels was promoted to the role of

COO COO or coo may refer to: Business * Certificate of origin, used in international trade * Chief operating officer or chief operations officer, high-ranking corporate official * Concept of operations, used in Systems Engineering Management Process ...

of Endemol world while remaining CEO of Endemol France’s unit. She left the Endemol Group in 2013. In January 2013, Calmels replaced Mr. Antoine Jeancourt-Galignani as chairman of

Euro Disney S.C.A Euro Disney S.A.S. is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company responsible for Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallée, France. Disneyland Paris comprises Disneyland Park, Walt Disney Studios Park, Disney Village, and seven on-site Dis ...

. In March 2016, she was appointed as a member of

Assystem Assystem is an independent engineering group based in Paris. It provides services in the design, construction supervision, commissioning and operation of a client's industrial infrastructure. It had revenues of over €470M in 2020, down from €8 ...

’s board of directors.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Calmels, Virginie 1971 births Living people People from Talence The Republicans (France) politicians French business executives 21st-century French businesswomen Toulouse Business School alumni INSEAD alumni Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite Politicians from Nouvelle-Aquitaine