Born July 4, 1960 – Monaco Citizenship
Independent director since April 18, 2019
Most recent renewal: April 14, 2022. Termination of Mandate: 2025
Chairwoman of TF1 Audit Committee
Holds 500 shares in TF1
Business address: 1, rue Thénard – 75005 Paris
Marie Pic-Paris Allavena is a graduate of ESSEC. She began her career in banking, starting at BNP Paribas and then moving to the Crédit Agricole group, where she built up expertise in complex financial engineering (including aircraft financing and LBOs). In 1994, she set up her own business, Futurekids, a computing school that introduced children as young as three years old to new technologies. Her company expanded in France and Monaco, both through direct learning and in schools. She sold her company in 2002 and took up management posts in various consultancy firms, including the Bernard Julhiet group. In 2006 she teamed up with Serge Eyrolles, joining the Eyrolles group (an independent family-owned publishing house) as General Counsel. She was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Eyrolles group in 2008. During her time with the Eyrolles group, she has expanded the company’s list from its historical roots in professional and technical publishing to more popular works; Eyrolles books are now translated into 35 languages. Marie Allavena was an early pioneer of digital books, sealing partnerships with big players like Apple and Amazon so that Eyrolles content could be accessed on all platforms and in all formats. During her time with the Eyrolles group, she has expanded the company's list from its historical roots in professional and technical publishing to more popular works; Eyrolles books are now translated into 35 languages. Marie Allavena was an early pioneer of digital books, sealing partnerships with big players like Apple and Amazon so that Eyrolles content could be accessed on all platforms and in all formats.
Other directorships and positions outside the TF1 group
Director of the Eyrolles group.
Chair of the Board of Directors of Banque Populaire Rives de Paris.
Director of Banque Palatine and chair of the Risk Committee.
Director of COFACE.
Former directorships and positions held in the past five years
2021 - Director of Banque Palatine and chair of the Risk Committee, Director of COFACE.