Emmanuel Florent has been appointed the CEO and chairman of the board of Canal+ Cyfrowy, the operator of the Polish DTH platform Cyfra+. He replaces Bertrand Le Guern, who tendered his resignation and will pursue his career outside the company.
Florent, who will report to Jean-Noël Tronc and work alongside Jacques-Aymar de Roquefeuil, who was COO of Canal+ in Poland between 2004-8, has held a number of previous senior roles including deputy DG of development at France’s TF1 and president and DG of the French DTH platform TPS.