French citizen
Date of birth: 1 February 1980

Yannick Bolloré is a graduate of the University of Paris Dauphine.

He co-founded the production company WY Productions in 2002 (Hell, Yves Saint Laurent). In 2006, he joined his family group, the Bolloré group, to launch and develop its media division. Within five years, Bolloré Média (D8, D17) became France’s leading independent French TV group and was subsequently sold to Canal+, making the Bolloré group a shareholder in Vivendi.

He joined Havas in 2011 and became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 2013. He initiated a major restructuring of the group to make it the most integrated and forward-thinking in its industry. In 2017, Vivendi acquired control of Havas. Yannick Bolloré was appointed Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Vivendi in April 2018.

In October 2024, he was appointed Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Canal+, Chairman & CEO of Havas NV, and a member of the Board of Directors of Louis Hachette Group – a company listed on the Euronext Growth market since 16 December 2024 and which combines the activities of the Lagardère group and Prisma Media.

He was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2008 and has received numerous honours and awards from international associations and the business press.

He is also a Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

Directorships and other positions held in other companies:

In France:

• Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Canal+ SA (listed company)
• Director, Lagardère SA (listed company)
• Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Vivendi SE (listed company)
• Vice-Chairman and director, Bolloré SE (listed company)
• Director, Compagnie de l’Odet SE (listed company)
• Chairman, Havas SAS
• Director, Bolloré Participations SE
• Director, Financière V
• Director, Omnium Bolloré
• Chairman, SAS YB6
• Member of the Supervisory Board, Sofibol
• Director, Fonds de dotation de la Fédération Française de Tennis
• Director, L’Expansion Scientifique Française (SA)

Outside France:

• Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, Havas NV (Netherlands) (listed company)
• Chairman, Havas North America, Inc. (United States)
• Chairman and Executive Vice-President, Havas Worldwide LLC (United States)
• Director, Havas Worldwide Middle East FZ, LLC (United Arab Emirates)