Alain Weill Explained

Alain Weill
Birth Date:6 April 1961
Birth Place:Strasbourg, France
Nationality:French
Education:HEC Paris (MBA)
Occupation:CEO NextRadioTV, Chairman and CEO of SFR

Alain Weill (born 6 April 1961) is a French business executive. He is the founder, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of NextRadioTV (which includes BFM TV and Radio Monte Carlo)[1] [2] [3] and Chairman and CEO of SFR Group.[4]

Early life

Alain Weill was born on 6 April 1961 in Strasbourg, France. He received a degree in economics and an MBA from HEC Paris.[3]

Career

In 1985, Weill started his career at NRJ, and later became CEO of Quarare, a subsidiary of Sodexo.[2] [3] In 1990, he served as executive assistant to the CEO of Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (CLT), and later chairman and chief executive officer.[2] [3] He became CEO of the NRJ Group in 1992, and of NRJ Régies in 1995.[2] [3] In 1997, he became deputy chairman of the management board.[2] [3]

He founded Nextradio in 2000 and took over RMC radio.[2] [3] He oversaw the acquisition of BFM (now BFM Business) in 2002, and the launch of news channel BFM TV in 2005.

In 2010, he sold 80% of French: [[La Tribune]] to Valérie Decamp for €1 and he still owns 20%.[5] [6]

Weill was appointed CEO of SFR Media in May 2016, and in November 2017 became Chairman and CEO of SFR Group, as well as COO of Altice Media.[7]

He has served as Chairman of the Syndicat indépendant des régies de radios privés (SIRRP) since 1998.[2] [3] He serves on the Board of Directors of Iliad.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nextradiotv.com/groupe.php NextRadioTV
  2. https://archive.today/20130118203254/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=11687122&ticker=NXTV:FP BusinessWeeks
  3. http://www.iliad.fr/en/conseil.html Iliad
  4. Web site: Management team: Alain Weill. 2018-03-01. SFR. 2018-04-10.
  5. Hélène Reitzaum, Olivia Derreumaux, «NextRadio TV doit croître face aux chaînes historiques», Le Figaro, 21/12/2011
  6. http://www.20minutes.fr/medias/405858-Media-Alain-Weill-cede-80-de-La-Tribune.php Alain Weill cède 80% de «La Tribune»
  7. News: Altice ousts CEO after shares dropped 30 percent in a week. Sassard. Sophie. 10 November 2017. Reuters. 10 April 2018. en-GB.