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Brand and Communications Department

27 March 2025

NEW ORGANISATION WITHIN THE BRAND AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF THE CANAL+ GROUP

The CANAL+ Group is developing its Brand and Communications Department, under the leadership of Chief Brand and Communications Officer, Emilie Pietrini.

Since 1 March, a global Brand and Communications Department has been set up, covering all the group's regions and activities. The teams are now organised as follows:

Programmes and Corporate Communications: Olivia Abehassera, previously Director of Corporate Communications, has been appointed Director of Programme and Corporate Communications at CANAL+. She now oversees press relations for Programmes in France and continues to lead the group’s Corporate Communications, supported by the arrival of Karima Mhoumadi as Corporate Communications Manager.
Artistic Direction: Artistic Direction joins the Brand and Communication Department, under the leadership of Olivier Degrave, Chief Creative Officer of CANAL+. Responsible for the brand image for the entire group, it now includes, in addition to its existing missions, the CANAL+ Photo Department, led by Félicie Lelouch Coulhon.
International Communications: communications covering the Africa, Asia and Europe regions (excluding France) and the French Overseas, headed by Hala Saab, Director of International Communications at CANAL+, now comes under the Brand and Communications Department.
Communications for Dailymotion and L’Olympia: Dailymotion and L’Olympia, now part of the CANAL+ group, have integrated their communications within the CANAL+ Brand and Communications Department. Elvire Charbonnel, already in charge of Corporate Communications at STUDIOCANAL, will also be oversee Corporate Communications for Dailymotion.
Advertising and Digital Communications: Céline Pontygayot, Director of Communications and Advertising at CANAL+, continues to lead Advertising and Digital Communications in France.
Public Relations: Nicolas Alibert, Director of Public Relations at CANAL+, continues to oversee Public Relations, now covering all the group’s regions and activities.