Eurosport Chief Laurent-Eric Le Lay Set to Become TF1 CEO

TF1 Publicité, diagnosis which owns a majority stake in Eurosport, has announced Laurent-Eric Le Lay has been appointed Chief Executive Officer.

The 46-year-old will begin his tenure in the postion from 1 June 2013. He succeeds Laurent Solly, who has resigned from his position.

Martine Hollinger remains Chairman of de TF1 Publicité. 

Commenting, Nonce Paolini said: “I would like to congratulate Laurent-Eric Le Lay for his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of TF1 Publicité, working alongside Martine Hollinger. His knowledge of the media, his recognised qualities as a top-level director and his undeniable business skills are unequivocal assets for optimising the performance of TF1 Publicité. I am counting on him and on Martine Hollinger to continue the work initiated by the department on modernising our business offers and the solutions we bring to our customers. I would like to thank Laurent Solly for his achievements at the Group over the last five years, and particularly in the last three years at TF1 Publicité.”

Late last year TF1 granted Discovery a 20% stake in Eurosport with an option to raise its interest to 51% in two years time.