Overview

Gender

male

Hervé Philippe was born on August 10, 1958 in Cheillé, France. He is a graduate of the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris and holds a degree in economic sciences. He began his career with Crédit National in 1982 as account manager for business financing in the Île-de-France region.

In 1989, he joined the French market authority, the Commission des opérations de bourse (COB) as manager for the sector of French companies listed for trading. From 1992 to 1998, he served as Head of the Transactions and Financial Information Department.

In 1998, he joined the Sagem Group, where he held the positions of Director of Legal and Administrative Affairs at Sagem SA (1998-2000), Chief Administrative and Financial Officer of Sfim (1999-2000), and Director of Communication at Sagem SA (2000-2001). In 2001, he assumed the position of Chief Financial Officer and became a member of the Sagem SA Management Board in 2003.

Hervé Philippe was appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Havas Group in November 2005 and, in May 2010, was named deputy Chief Executive Officer (Directeur Général Délégué) until December 31, 2013.

He has served as Vivendi’s Chief Financial Officer since January 1, 2014. Since June 24, 2014, he has been member of the Management Board.

He currently helds the following positions within the Vivendi group: Member of the Management Board of Vivendi; Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Canal+ Group; Member of the Supervisory Board of StudioCanal; President of Compagnie Financière du 42 Avenue De Friedland (SAS); Director and member Audit Committee of Dailymotion; Member of the Supervisory Board Havas Group of Universal Music France; permanent representative of Financière de Longchamp on the Board of Directors of Havas