Presentation
Corporate governance
Chairman of the Management Board of Vivendi
French nationality
Business address
Vivendi42 avenue de Friedland,
75008 Paris, France
Expertise and experience
Mr. Jean-Bernard Lévy was born on March 18, 1955 and is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications. Mr. Lévy was appointed Chairman of the Management Board of Vivendi on April 28, 2005. Previously, he served as Chief Operating Officer of Vivendi from August 2002.
From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Lévy was Managing Partner, Corporate Finance at Oddo & Cie. He was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Matra Communication from 1995 to 1998. From 1993 to 1994, Mr. Lévy was Chief of Staff to Mr. Gérard Longuet, the French Minister for Industry, Postal Services, Telecommunications and Foreign Trade. From 1988 to 1993, he was General Manager, Communication Satellites of Matra Marconi Space. From 1986 to 1988, Mr. Lévy acted as Technical Adviser to Mr. Gérard Longuet, the French Minister for Postal and Telecommunications Services and from 1978 to 1986, he was an engineer with France Télécom.
Positions currently held
Canal+ France, Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (United States), Chairman
GVT Holdings SA (Brazil), Chairman of the Board of Directors
Groupe Canal+, Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Maroc Telecom (Morocco), Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board
SFR, Director
NBC Universal, Inc. (United States), Director
Other
Société Générale, Director
Vinci, Director
Institut Pasteur, Director
Viroxis, Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Institut Télécom, Chairman of the Board of directors
Paris Europlace, Member of the Orientation Committee
Positions previously held that expired during the last five years
Vivendi Games, Inc. (United States), Director
UGC, Director