Hachette Livre announces the appointment of Jean-Christophe Thiery as Deputy CEO

Arnaud Lagardère, Chairman and CEO of Hachette Livre, has decided to appoint Jean-Christophe Thiery as Deputy CEO of the Hachette Livre group. This appointment takes effect today.

Jean-Christophe Thiery will leverage his experience and knowledge of large organizations in the cultural sector to lead the development of Hachette Livre’s strategic projects and strengthen its position as a global leader in publishing.

Appointed CEO of Bolloré Media in 2001, Jean-Christophe Thiery has gained in-depth knowledge of the cultural sector by driving the development of the media division within the Bolloré group, and by leading several key projects as Chairman of the Executive Board of the Canal+ group from 2015, and later as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Canal+ group from 2018.

A graduate of the École nationale d’administration in 1997, Jean-Christophe Thiery began his career in public administration. After spending two years in Perpignan as Chief of Staff to the Prefect of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, he joined the French Ministry of the Economy and Finance in 1999 as Chief of Staff to the Director General of Public Accounts.

Arnaud Lagardère, Chairman and CEO of Hachette Livre, comments: “I am delighted that Jean-Christophe Thiery has joined me as Deputy CEO of Hachette Livre. He’s an exceptional professional who has demonstrated remarkable talent in leading and growing large-scale companies. His appointment is in line with our ambition to position Hachette Livre at the top of the global competition and to continue to promote our authors and publishing houses worldwide. He will support me in pursuing the strategy we have initiated, which is already yielding positive results. With the trust and support of the Bolloré family, Hachette Livre is now better positioned than ever to accelerate and strengthen its global leadership.”

Jean-Christophe Thiery, Deputy CEO of Hachette Livre, adds: “I would like to express my deep gratitude to Arnaud Lagardère for this appointment. It’s a great honor to join a leading group in its sector, with a unique history and standing in the publishing world. I’m eager to contribute, together with all the talented individuals at Hachette Livre, to the group’s growth and expansion.”

Hachette Livre is a subsidiary of Lagardère SA and the world’s third-largest mainstream publishing group (trade and educational). With revenue of €2,809 million in 2023, it is the market leader in France, number two in the UK, third in Spain and fourth in the US (in trade publishing). The Group comprises over 200 imprints which together publish around 15,000 new titles each year in a dozen languages (mainly French, English and Spanish). It covers all segments of the mainstream publishing market: general fiction, nonfiction, paperbacks, children’s and YA books, illustrated books, travel guides, textbooks, study guides and partworks.
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