Christophe Pinard-Legry has been appointed CEO of Canal+ Europe, in addition to his current role as CEO of Canal+ France’s Business activities.
In his new role, Pinard-Legry’s core mission will be to oversee the group’s subsidiaries and coordinate all of the company’s activities across Europe.
For context, Canal+ Europe operates in 10 European countries and 11 overseas territories and has over 18 million subscribers.
The group encompasses: Canal+ France, which is co-managed with Gérald-Brice Viret, CEO of Canal+ France’s programmes and channels; Canal+ Overseas, which is led by Aline Alix; Canal+ Benelux and Central Europe, which is led by Yassine Bouzoubaa; and Canal+ Poland, which is led by Edyta Sadowska.
In his new role, Pinard-Legry becomes a member of the Canal+ management board, chaired by Maxime Saada.
Pinard-Legry joined Canal+ in 2016 as Commercial Director for France. He subsequently held several key positions within the group, including Managing Director of Marketing, Sales, and Customer Services at Canal+ France (2021–2022) and CEO of Canal+ France in charge of business activities (2022–2026).
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