A graduate of ENSAE (the French National School of Statistics and Business Administration) and of the Paris Institute of Political Studies (“Sciences Po”), Ara Aprikian began his career in 1990 as a research officer at Horizon Média, a media buying agency, before moving to Médiamétrie in 1993.

He joined the TF1 Group in 1995 within the Marketing department, and was later appointed Deputy Director of Marketing and Programme Planning in 1998, Director of Gameshows and Reality TV in 2001, and then Director of Gameshows, Variety and Entertainment in 2003.

In 2005, he moved to the Canal+ Group, where he headed up the Entertainment unit before launching the Group’s freeview channels D8 and D17 in October 2012. He then became Executive Vice President of the Canal+ group with responsibility for freeview operations, and Chairman of D8 and D17.

In February 2016, Ara Aprikian was appointed Executive Vice President, Content, for the TF1 Group, overseeing all television programmes, acquisitions, production and broadcasting. In September 2019, he took over responsibility for the newly-formed Music and Live Shows business unit, with the subsidiary TF1 Films Production reporting directly to him. 

An ESSEC graduate, Claire Basini began her career with two years as a strategy consultant at Braxton Associates. She then spent a few years developing her theatre company before joining L’Oréal, where for 8 years she led the marketing of Dessange and Elsève brands, facing significant challenges in modernization and internationalization.

In 2010, she joined the Canal+ Group as Head of Canalsat, before being appointed Head of Theme Channels in 2014 and then Head of Digital for the group in 2016.

In 2019, she took the helm of Seasonly, a digital cosmetics brand co-founded with Fany Péchiodat, the creator of MyLittleParis.

In 2020, she became Deputy CEO of Brut, overseeing new businesses, including the launch of the BrutX streaming platform.

Claire Basini joined the TF1 Group in January 2023 as Executive Vice President of BtoC businesses. 

Pierre Branco joined STUDIO TF1 in April 2024 as Chief Executive Officer, to support the group in a new phase of its development in France and internationally.

He previously held a variety of management posts in Europe at Warner over a 17-year career, playing a key role in delivering the group’s international strategy and developing high added value projects in TV, digital and streaming.

From June 2021, he held the post of Country Manager for France, Benelux and Africa, with responsibility for all of Warner’s local operations: films, TV and video sales, TV channels, streaming and local production.

Pierre Branco holds a Masters in Political Sciences from IEP Paris, and a Masters in Media Management from the Sorbonne. He also holds a Masters Degree in Contemporary History, also from the Sorbonne. 

A graduate of the Ecole nationale d’administration (ENA) and Sciences Po Paris, Julie Burguburu also holds a Masters of Advanced Studies (DEA) in General Private Law from the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne and a Master’s degree in International Relations and International Economics from Johns Hopkins University (SAIS, Washington DC).

A member of the Conseil d’État for ten years (2003–2010; 2017–2019), she primarily served in the Litigation section.

Between 2010 and 2014, she held the position of Vice President of Veolia China in Shanghai, overseeing transformation initiatives.

She has also held several senior management roles within the French administration, including Deputy Chief of Staff to Claude Bartolone, President of the National Assembly (2014–2016), and later to Bernard Cazeneuve, first as Minister of the Interior and then as Prime Minister (2016–2017). In March 2019, she was appointed Secretary General of Eutelsat, responsible for governance, compliance, group legal affairs, and institutional and international affairs.

A Knight of the Legion of Honour, Julie Burguburu serves on the Board of the French Competition Authority and sits on the boards of several associations, including the Paris Museum of Decorative Arts. A former auditor at the IHEDN, she is also a member of the French Air and Space Force civilian reserve. 

Since April 1, 2025, Anne-Gabrielle Dauba-Pantanacce has been Director of Communications and Brand for the TF1 Group. She previously served as Vice President of Communications and Public Relations for Netflix France and Southern Europe, having joined Netflix in September 2019 as Director of Corporate Communications for the same regions.

From 2007 to 2019, she worked at Google France, initially as Head of Press Relations and Corporate Communications, before being appointed Director of Communications and Public Relations in 2011, also serving as Spokesperson.

Prior to this, she was Communications and Press Advisor to François Loos, Minister of Industry (2006-2007), after serving as Press Relations and Crisis Communications Officer at the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA, 2004-2006).

She holds a Master's degree in Public and Political Communication (CELSA-Sorbonne), a bachelor's and master's degree in Journalism (Institut Français de Presse), and a bachelor's degree in Public Law (Université Paris II Assas). She was named Communicator of the Year in 2015 by the Communication & Entreprises association and is also a Colonel in the French Air Force citizen reserve. 

A graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique Féminine (EPF), Raphaëlle Deflesselle joined Bouygues Telecom in 1996 and worked on the rollout of network supervision tools within the Network Operations department. She then held a variety of managerial posts within technical functions from 1999 to 2009.

In 2010, she took on the role of Head of Performance for the IT department, and later became Head of IT Infrastructures in 2013. She also held a parallel role as Head of IT Governance, Research, and Transformation in the Bouygues Telecom IT department before being appointed in June 2019 as Head of Operations and Projects at Bouygues Telecom Entreprises.

In June 2023, Raphaëlle Deflesselle joined the TF1 Group as Director of Technology and Information Systems. 

A graduate of Ecole Centrale de Lyon and holder of a Masters in Corporate Finance from EM Lyon, Pierre-Alain Gérard began his career in M&A in London, initially at Bank of America and then at Morgan Stanley.

He joined Bouygues Group in 2009, and until 2019 worked in the Finance/Strategy function, first at Bouygues SA, then at Bouygues Energies & Services, and finally at Bouygues Immobilier.

In 2019, he was appointed Central Head of Strategy, Development and Financial Control at Bouygues. Working alongside senior management and in liaison with the business segments, he led on strategic and financial planning for the Group and was responsible for financial control, including quarterly and annual financial reporting. He also handled development projects such as Bouygues Telecom’s acquisition of EIT and, more recently, Bouygues SA’s acquisition of Equans, as well as preparing for its integration within the Group.

In early 2023, Pierre-Alain Gérard joined TF1 Group as Executive Vice President Finance, Strategy and Procurement. 

A graduate of ESSEC business school and holder of a Masters Degree in Sociology, Valérie Languille began her career with Sociovision and Gemini Consulting (Capgemini group), working as a consultant on human resources and change management projects within a number of major companies.

In 2002, she joined a Caisse d’Epargne group subsidiary as head of Human Resources, before moving to the group HR function in 2006. There she served in various roles, including Head of Recruitment and Talent Development and subsequently Vice-President for Executive and Management Development at the BPCE group.

Valérie joined the Canal+ group in 2011 as head of Human Resources at Studiocanal, before taking charge in 2016 of Human Resources at the pay-TV and free-to-air broadcasting division. From February 2017 to February 2022, she served as Head of Human Resources at the Canal+ group.

In the same year, Valérie obtained a Company Directorship Certificate from EM Lyon business school.

As well as her professional work, Valérie is also heavily involved in promoting female leadership. She has previously co-founded a number of initiatives including Financi'elles and Essec Women Alumni.

François Pellissier joined the Group in 1995 in the Marketing Department of TF1 Publicité. He then moved to the Internet sales division, becoming its Director in 2001. In 2005, he was appointed Deputy Director of Sponsorship and Diversification before becoming Deputy Director of WAT in 2006.

He joined TF1 Production in 2007 as Deputy CEO, and became Deputy CEO of TF1 Production in charge of the sports, short formats, and trailers departments in 2010. In September 2014, he was appointed Head of Sports Rights Acquisition, then Chief Executive Officer of TF1 Production in September 2016.

In 2019, François Pellissier became Executive Chairman of TF1 PUB and Director of Sports for the TF1 Group. He has also been Chairman of TF1 Entertainment since September 1, 2019.

A graduate of the Paris Institute of Political Studies, Thierry Thuillier joined TF1 in 1990, working in the foreign affairs department and then the domestic affairs department.

He moved to France 2 News in 1994, where he was successively in charge of the international department, the investigation and reporting department, and then editor-in-chief of the 8 p.m. news.

Between 2008 and 2010, he headed up the editorial team at I>Télé before returning to France Télévisions as Director of News and then Managing Director of France 2. He initiated the merger of the editorial teams of the public channels and brought a new dynamic to the news programs.

He rejoined the TF1 Group in August 2016 as CEO of LCI.  

In September 2017, Thierry Thuillier was appointed Deputy CEO of News for the TF1 Group.