Michel Combes has been an Independent Director of Infogrames since October 2007.
He has served since May 2006 as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Télé Diffusion de France, a leading European television broadcasting company. Mr. Combes began his career in 1986 at France Télécom, first with the External Networks Division, then with the Industrial and International Affairs Division.
In 1991, he was appointed technical advisor to the Minister in charge of Post, Telecommunications and Space, and later to the Development, Transportation and Tourism Minister. He joined Télé Diffusion de France as Executive Vice President in June 1995. From June 1996 to the end of 1999, he also served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GlobeCast.
He later moved to Nouvelles Frontières as Executive Vice President, where he stayed until the end of 2001, when he was appointed CEO of Assystem, an industrial engineering company. In January 2003, Mr. Combes returned to France Télécom, first as executive director in charge of group finance, then, from January 2006, as Executive Director in charge of NExT financial balance and value creation. Mr. Combes also serves as Supervisory Board Chairman of Assystem and is a member of various Supervisory Boards and Boards of Directors. Michel Combes, 45, is a graduate of École Polytechnique and of École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications.
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