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Alain Weill

French business executive (born 1961)

Alain Weill (born 6 April 1961) is a French business executive. He is the founder, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of NextRadioTV (which includes BFM TV and Radio Monte Carlo) and Chairman and CEO of SFR Group.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Alain Weill (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Apr 6, 1961.¹

Companies

RMC BFMFounder¹⁷
RMC SportFounder¹⁸
RMC BFMChief executive officer Nov 2000 to Jun 2021¹⁷

Early life and education

Date not recordedHEC Paris³

Alain Weill was born on 6 April 1961 in Strasbourg, France. He received a degree in economics and an MBA from HEC Paris.

From Wikipedia’s article on Alain Weill (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Career

Occupation: entrepreneur, businessperson.¹²

Since 2019Chairperson, L'Express¹⁰
2017 to 2021Chief executive, Altice France⁹
2017 to 2021Président-directeur général, SFR^{10 11}
2000 to 2021Président-directeur général, RMC BFM^{10 11}
2000 to 2021Chief executive, RMC BFM⁸
Date not recordedWorked at Sodexo⁴
Date not recordedWorked at RTL Group⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Altice⁴
Date not recordedWorked at NRJ Group⁴
Date not recordedFounded BFM Locales⁵
Date not recordedFounded RMC BFM⁶
Date not recordedFounded RMC Sport⁷

In 1985, Weill started his career at NRJ, and later became CEO of Quarare, a subsidiary of Sodexo. In 1990, he served as executive assistant to the CEO of Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (CLT), and later chairman and chief executive officer. He became CEO of the NRJ Group in 1992, and of NRJ Régies in 1995. In 1997, he became deputy chairman of the management board.

He founded Nextradio in 2000 and took over RMC radio. He oversaw the acquisition of BFM (now BFM Business) in 2002, and the launch of news channel BFM TV in 2005.

In 2010, he sold 80% of La Tribune to Valérie Decamp for €1 and he still owns 20%.

Weill was appointed CEO of SFR Media in May 2016, and in November 2017 became chairman and CEO of SFR Group, as well as COO of Altice Media.

He has served as Chairman of the Syndicat indépendant des régies de radios privés (SIRRP) since 1998. He serves on the Board of Directors of Iliad.

From Wikipedia’s article on Alain Weill (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Personal life

BornApr 6, 1961, Strasbourg¹³
CitizenshipFrance¹⁴

Awards

2010Knight of the Legion of Honour¹⁵

Sources

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WikidataAlain Weill on Wikidata
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WikidataAlain Weill: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlain Weill: Worked at Sodexo, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlain Weill: Founded BFM Locales, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlain Weill: Founded RMC BFM, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlain Weill: Founded RMC Sport, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlain Weill: Chief executive, RMC BFM, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlain Weill: Chief executive, Altice France, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlain Weill: Président-directeur général, RMC BFM, on Wikidata
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WikidataPrésident-directeur général, RMC BFM, as reported
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WikidataAlain Weill: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlain Weill: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlain Weill: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlain Weill: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataAlain Weill: X, on Wikidata
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WikidataRMC BFM, Founder
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WikidataRMC Sport, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsAlain Weill photo by Olivier Ezratty, CC BY-SA 3.0

Companies

Early life and education

Career

Personal life

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