Alain Weill

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)[1][2][3] and Chairman and CEO of SFR Group.[4]

For the art critic, see Alain Weill (art critic).
Alain Weill
Alain Weill in 2019
Born (1961-04-06) 6 April 1961
Strasbourg, France
NationalityFrench
EducationHEC Paris (MBA)
OccupationCEO NextRadioTV, Chairman and CEO of SFR

Early life

Alain Weill was born on 6 April 1961 in Strasbourg, France. He received a degree in economics and an MBA from HEC Paris.[3]

Career

In 1985, Weill started his career at NRJ, and later became CEO of Quarare, a subsidiary of Sodexo.[2][3] In 1990, he served as executive assistant to the CEO of Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion (CLT), and later Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.[2][3] He became CEO of the NRJ Group in 1992, and of NRJ Régies in 1995.[2][3] In 1997, he became Deputy Chairman of the Management Board.[2][3]

He founded Nextradio in 2000 and took over RMC radio.[2][3] He oversaw the acquisition of BFM (now BFM Business) in 2002, and the launch of news channel BFM TV in 2005.[4]

In 2010, he sold 80% of La Tribune to Valérie Decamp for €1 and he still owns 20%.[5][6]

Weill was appointed CEO of SFR Media in May 2016,[4] and in November 2017 became Chairman and CEO of SFR Group, as well as COO of Altice Media.[7]

He has served as Chairman of the Syndicat indépendant des régies de radios privés (SIRRP) since 1998.[2][3] He serves on the Board of Directors of Iliad.[2][3]

References
  1. NextRadioTV Archived 2012-06-18 at the Wayback Machine
  2. BusinessWeeks
  3. Iliad
  4. "Management team: Alain Weill". SFR. 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
  5. Hélène Reitzaum, Olivia Derreumaux, «NextRadio TV doit croître face aux chaînes historiques», Le Figaro, 21/12/2011
  6. Alain Weill cède 80% de «La Tribune», 20 Minutes, 20 May 2010
  7. Sassard, Sophie (10 November 2017). "Altice ousts CEO after shares dropped 30 percent in a week". Reuters. Retrieved 10 April 2018.


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