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Expertise and experience
Mr. Jacques Espinasse was born on May 12, 1943 and holds an MBA from the University of Michigan. In July 2002, Mr. Espinasse was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Vivendi and appointed to the Management Board of Vivendi on April 28, 2005. He was formerly Chief Operating Officer of TPS, a French satellite television service, since 1999. He became a Member of the Board of Directors of TPS in 2001.
Previously, Mr. Espinasse held a variety of senior management positions in major French companies, including CEP Communication and Group Larousse Nathan, where he was appointed Senior Executive Vice President in 1984. In 1985, he became Chief Financial Officer of the Havas group. He was appointed Senior Executive Vice President of the group when it was privatized in May 1987 and held this position until 1994. He is a Director of SES Global.
Positions currently held
SFR, Director
Canal+ Group, Member of the Supervisory Board
Maroc Telecom (Morocco), Member of the Supervisory Board and of the Audit Committee
Vivendi Games, Inc. (United States), Director
SES Global (Luxembourg), Member of the Supervisory Board
Veolia Environnement, Director
Vivendi Universal Net, Director
Directorships held over the last five years
UGC, Permanent Representative of Vivendi Universal
Sogecable (Spain), Permanent Representative of Vivendi Universal to the Board of Directors
Vivendi Universal Publishing, Director
Cegetel Group, Director
SFR, Permanent Representative of Saige to the Board of Directors
MultiThématiques SA, Director
Light France Acquisition SAS, Chairman
J.E.D., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
TPS, Director | 