Emilie Pietrini is appointed Chief Communication Officer of CANAL+ Group. She also retains her current position as Chief Brand Officer of CANAL+ Group. She will report to Maxime Saada, CEO of CANAL+ Group.

Emilie Pietrini succeeds Laurence Gallot, who left the Group to start a new professional venture.

Maxime Saada said: ‘‘I would like to personally, and on behalf of all of us at CANAL+, warmly thank Laurence Gallot for her unanimously-recognized commitment, professionalism, loyalty through more than 25 years and many transformations of CANAL+ Group. We all wish her the best of success in her new entrepreneurial venture”.

Emilie Pietrini graduated from l’Institut Supérieur de Gestion (ISG). She worked most of her career in the media industry where she held various marketing director positions for the Amaury, Milan Presse, Disney and NRJ groups. In 2005, she became Director of Communications of M6 Group (M6, W9, 6ter, Paris Première, TEVA, RTL, RTL2 and Fun Radio). Emilie Pietrini joined CANAL+ Group in July 2019 as Brand Director. She is a member of the Group Executive Committee.