French citizen
Date of birth: 3 May 1967

A graduate of the École nationale d’administration in 1997, Jean-Christophe Thiery began his career in public administration. After spending two years in Perpignan as Chief of Staff to the prefect of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, he joined the French Ministry of the Economy and Finance in 1999 as Chief of Staff to the Director General of Public Accounts.

In 2001, he joined the Bolloré group to set up and develop its media division. Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Bolloré Media, he launched the television channel Direct 8, before moving on to set up free news daily Direct Matin. He went on to consolidate Bolloré Media’s assets with the acquisitions of digital terrestrial television channel Virgin 17, polling institute CSA and WiFi provider Wifirst, as well as stakes in broadcasting service provider Euromedia-SFP and French video game leader Bigben-Nacon. Following the sale of the Direct 8 and Direct 17 channels to the Canal+ group in 2012, and the entry of the Bolloré group into the capital of Vivendi at that same time, Jean-Christophe Thiery joined the Canal+ group in 2015 as Chairman of the Management Board before being appointed Chairman of the Supervisory Board in 2018.

As part of the partial demerger of Vivendi, Jean-Christophe Thiery was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Louis Hachette Group on 22 October 2024.

Jean-Christophe Thiery is also Chairman of Lagardère Paris Racing and Lagardère Ressources, which employs the central functions of the Lagardère group. On 10 October 2024, he was appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Hachette Livre, the holding company of Lagardère Publishing, and joined the Board of Directors on 13 December 2024.

Directorships and other positions held in other companies:

In France:

• Member of the Supervisory Board and of the Audit Committee, Canal+ SA⁽¹⁾
• Director, Bigben Interactive⁽²⁾
• Director, Nacon⁽²⁾
• Legal manager, SESI SNC (CNews)
• Chairman, Bolloré Media Régie
• Chief Executive Officer and member of the Executive Committee, Bolloré Telecom
• Chairman, Perla
• Chairman, Compagnie de Treboul
• Chairman, Rivaud Loisirs Communication
• Chairman of the Board of Directors, Matin Plus
• Director, Gameloft SE
• Chief Operating Officer and director, Hachette Livre SA
• Chairman, Lagardère Paris Racing Ressources
• Chairman, Lagardère Ressources
• Permanent Representative of Lagardère Media and member of the Supervisory Board, Lagardère Radio SCA
• Secretary General, APGI (press association)
• Director, Secretary General and Treasurer, Association des Amis de la Croix Catelan
• Secretary General and member of the Executive Committee, Association Lagardère Paris Racing Support
• Chairman, Mazarine SAS
• Permanent representative of Hachette Livre and director, Calmann-Lévy SA
• Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Librairie générale française SA
• Chairman of the Board, Audiolib SA
• Permanent representative of Hachette Livre and legal manager, Cyberterre (SCS)
• Director, Société des Éditions Grasset et Fasquelle SA
• Chairman, C + T Participations France

Outside France:

• Permanent representative of HL 93 and director, Dilibel (Belgium)
• Director, Hachette UK (Holdings) Ltd (United Kingdom)
• Director, Hachette Boardgames UK (United Kingdom)
• Permanent representative of Education Management and director, Hachette Livre Maroc SA (Morocco)
• Permanent representative of Hachette Livre and director, Librairie papeterie nationale SA (Morocco)
• Secretary General, Le Scorpion Masqué Inc. (Canada)
• Director, Hachette Book Group, Inc. (United States)
• Director, Hachette Book Group (Holdings) Inc. (United States)
• Director, Bellwood Books, Inc. (United States)
• Director, Hachette Digital, Inc. (United States)
• Director, Digital Publishing Innovations, Inc. (United States)
• Chairman, Perseus Books, LLC (United States)
• Chairman, Hachette Livre USA, Inc. (United States)

¹ Company listed on a non-regulated market.
² Company listed on a regulated market.