Delphine Ernotte

Delphine Ernotte (born 28 July 1966) is a French telecommunications and media executive. She is the chief executive officer of France Télévisions, and a former executive at Orange S.A.

Delphine Ernotte
Born
Delphine Cunci

(1966-07-28) 28 July 1966
Bayonne, France
EducationLycée Hoche
Alma materÉcole Centrale Paris
OccupationBusinesswoman
Spouse(s)Marc Ernotte
Children2
Parent(s)Roger Cunci
Simone Brana
RelativesMarie-Christine Lemardeley (sister)

Early life

Delphine Ernotte was born as Delphine Cunci in Bayonne, France on 28 July 1966.[1][2] Both her parents, Roger Cunci and Simone Brana, were physicians.[3] Her maternal grandfather, Jean-Pierre Brana, served as the mayor of Bayonne.[4] She is of Corsican descent on her maternal side.[5] Her sister, Marie-Christine Lemardeley, went on to become the president of University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle from 2008 to 2014 and a Socialist politician.[4][6]

Ernotte attended preparatory classes at the Lycée Hoche in Versailles, before graduating from the École Centrale Paris in 1989 with an engineer's degree.[1][2]

Career

Ernotte joined France Télécom (later known as Orange S.A.) in 1989,[1] where she worked as a financial analyst until 1993.[3][7] She served as an economist at managerial level from 1993 to 1999.[3][7] She was the head of Paris stores in 1999–2000, and the chief executive of La Société de diffusion de radiotéléphonie (SDR), a subsidiary, from 2000 to 2004.[3] She was the head of Orange's Centre-Val de Loire office from 2004 to 2006.[3] From 2006 to 2008, she served as the director of communication, where she implemented rebranding strategies (from France Télécom to Orange).[3] She served as commercial director of Orange France from 2008 to 2009, and as the head of Orange Distribution, a subsidiary, from 2009 to 2010.[3] She was appointed to the executive committee of Orange in 2010, and she served as the CEO of Orange France from 2011 to 2015.[3][8] During her tenure, a dozen employees committed suicide due to the stressful work culture.[7] She was criticized by the French Confederation of Management – General Confederation of Executives for it.[9]

Ernotte has served as the CEO of France Télévisions since 2015, succeeding Rémy Pflimlin.[1][6][8] Her appointment was criticized by some members of the Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA).[10] She is the first woman to serve as its CEO.[11]

Ernotte is described as a "feminist" by France Télévisions.[12] While she was working at Orange, she founded Inov’Elles, a women's organization.[1] She has criticized France Télévisions as "a television station run by white men over 50".[2]

Ernotte serves as the chairwoman of the board of trustees of the École nationale supérieure de la photographie in Arles.[5][6][13] She is a member of Le Siècle.[5] She became a Knight of the National Order of Merit and the Legion of Honour in 2014.[14][15]

In 2020, Ernotte was elected to be the president of the European Broadcasting Union, with the responsibility to "help champion the value and importance of public service media across Europe". She will be the first woman president leading the EBU, replacing the former BBC Director General Tony Hall. Her contract begins on January 1, 2021.[16] Ernotte has also been a member of the Global Task Force for Public Media, an initiative of the Public Media Alliance, since its founding in September 2019.[17][18]

Personal life

Ernotte is married to Marc Ernotte, a theatre actor.[1] They have two children.[1]

References
  1. "Qui est Delphine Ernotte Cunci, la présidente de France Télévisions". Gala. April 24, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  2. Bader, Claire (January 20, 2016). "LES PETITS SECRETS DE DELPHINE ERNOTTE, P-DG DU GROUPE FRANCE TÉLÉVISIONS". Capital. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  3. Who's who in France 2013 : qui est qui en France 2013 : dictionnaire biographique de personnalités fran-caises vivant en France et à l'étranger, et de personnalités étrangères résidant en France. Paris: Lafitte-Hébrard. 2012. p. 818. ISBN 9782857840534. OCLC 822023816.
  4. Sabathié, Pierre (May 29, 2015). "Bayonne : Delphine Ernotte-Cunci en visite en famille". Sud-Ouest. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  5. Gröndahl, Marie-Pierre (May 5, 2015). "Delphine Ernotte Cunci, la battante". Paris Match. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  6. Henni, Jamal (April 25, 2015). "France Télévisions: histoire secrète de la nomination de Delphine Ernotte". BFMTV. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  7. "France Télévisions : Delphine Ernotte-Cunci, une carrière 100 % Orange". Le Point. April 23, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  8. Renault, Enguérand (April 24, 2015). "Delphine Ernotte, une quadragénaire grande spécialiste du numérique". Le Figaro. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  9. "Delphine Ernotte est la nouvelle présidente de France Télévisions". L'Express. April 23, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  10. Piquard, Alexandre; Telo, Laurent (April 30, 2015). "La nomination de Delphine Ernotte fait toujours grincer des dents". Le Monde. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  11. Delcambre, Alexis (April 23, 2015). "Delphine Ernotte sera la première présidente de France Télévisions". Le Monde. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  12. "Qui est Delphine Ernotte, la nouvelle présidente de France Télévisions ?". France Television. April 24, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  13. "Le conseil d'administration". École nationale supérieure de la photographie. Archived from the original on February 6, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  14. "Décret du 14 novembre 2011 portant promotion et nomination". legifrance. French Republic. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  15. "Décret du 11 juillet 2014 portant promotion et nomination". legifrance. French Republic. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  16. Union (EBU), European Broadcasting (2020-10-02). "Delphine Ernotte and Petr Dvořák elected as President and Vice-President of the EBU". www.ebu.ch. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
  17. Guadalupe, Florian (April 23, 2020). "France Télévisions et des médias internationaux se mobilisent pour défendre l'indépendance du service public". ozap.com. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  18. "Weltweites Bündnis öffentlich-rechtlicher Rundfunkanstalten angesichts der Corona-Pandemie". Die Medienkorrespondenz (in German). May 25, 2020. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
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Preceded by
Rémy Pflimlin		 President of France Télévisions
2015–present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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