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Management Board
Arnaud de
Puyfontaine
Member of the
Management Board
French citizen.
Business Address
Vivendi
42, avenue de Friedland
75008 Paris, France.
Expertise and experience
Mr. Arnaud de Puyfontaine, born on April 26, 1964 in Paris, France, is a graduate of
the ESCP (1988), the Multimedia Institute (1992) and the Harvard Business School
AMP program (2000).
In 1989, he started his career as a consultant at Arthur Andersen as a project manager
at Rhône-Poulenc Pharma in Indonesia.
In 1990, he joined Figaro, where he spent five years in multiple roles as Executive
Director: editor of the daily
Le Figaro
and the weekly
Le Figaro Économie
, and director
of
Figaro Grandes Écoles
et Universités
,
Figaro La Défense
,
Guides du Figaro
and
Figaro Événements
.
In 1995, a member of the founding team of the Emap Group in France, he first headed
Télé Poche and Studio Magazine, managed the acquisition of Télé Star and Télé Star
Jeux, and started up the Emap Star Division, where he managed the following TV
and cinema publications: Télé Star, Télé Poche, Télé Star Jeux and Studio Magazine,
before becoming Chief Executive Officer of Emap France in 1998.
In 1999, he was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Emap France,
and, in 2000, joined the Executive Board of Emap Plc. He has led several M&A deals,
and at the same time, from 2000 to 2005, served as Chairman of EMW, the Emap/
Wanadoo digital subsidiary.
In 2006, he led the sale of Emap France to the Mondadori Group of Italy. In
August 2006, he was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Editions
Mondadori France. In June 2007, he was appointed Chairman of the Mondadori
France Group, heading all digital business for the Mondadori Group.
In April 2009, Mr. Puyfontaine joined the US HEARST media group as Chief Executive
Officer of its UK subsidiary, Hearst UK. Based in London, he co-founded ELTEG in
France, a startup that developed a dedicated online technology and marketing
platform.
In 2011, on behalf of the Hearst Group, he led the acquisition of the 102 magazines
of the Lagardère Group published abroad, and in June 2011, was appointed Executive
Vice President of Hearst Magazines International before being appointed Managing
Director Western Europe in August 2013. In May 2012, he joined the Board of
Directors of Schibsted. He is Chairman of ESCP Europe Alumni.
Since January 1, 2014, Mr. Puyfontaine has been a member of the Management
Board and Senior Executive Vice President in charge of Vivendi’s media and content
activities .
Positions currently held
Vivendi Group
–– Canal+ Group, Vice-Chairman and
member of the Supervisory Board
–– GVT Participações SA (Brazil), Director.
Other positions and functions
–– Kepler, Independent Director
–– Schibsted Media Group, Independent
Director
–– ESCP Europe Alumni, Chairman
–– Tramonta SAS, Chairman
–– Iceberg lux, member of the Advisory
Committee
Positions previously held that have
expired during the last five years
–– The National Magazine Company Limited
(United Kingdom), Director
–– Hearst-Rodale UK Limited (United
Kingdom), Director
–– Handbag.com Limited (United Kingdom),
Director
–– Hearst Magazines UK 2012-1 (United
Kingdom), Director
–– F.E.P. (UK) Limited (United Kingdom)
Director
–– COMAG (Condé Nast Magazine
Distributors Limited) (United Kingdom),
Director
–– PPA (Professional Publishers Association)
(United Kingdom), Director
–– Compagnie Internationale de Presse and
de Publicité (Monaco), Director
–– Hearts Magazines, S.L. (Spain), Director
–– Hearts Magazines Italia S.p.A (Italy),
Director
