Michael Peters, CEO of Euronews Group, has appointed François Schmitt as the group’s Chief Operating Officer, with a seat on the Executive Committee.
As part of its NEXT strategy, Euronews has set up a new department charged with the operational management of broadcast and digital products.
Michael Peters has handed this operational remit to François Schmitt, who now oversees a number of units. The experience he acquired at the Eurosport group as Technical Director (1995-2001), then as Deputy CEO in charge of products, TV and digital content (2001-2015), will contribute to the Euronews group’s successful development.
François Schmitt joined Euronews SA in February as a consultant to help design the NEXT project.
| Michael Peters, CEO |
“We are now entering the operational design phase of our NEXT project. NEXT will revolutionise the organisation and workflows of our various media i.e Euronews and Africanews, with the aim of delivering the group’s digital transformation and revamping our editorial offering.
To support our editorial teams, I am assigning François Schmitt to head a new department that operationally manage our linear and digital products.
His sharp and cross-functional vision is an asset that will help us deploy our new organisation by leveraging the many talents of our teams.”
| François Schmitt, COO |
| “Being part of this defining adventure, which will shape the group’s future, is a fascinating challenge. The objective now is to organise the group’s digital transformation so that every product is fully aligned with users’ new modes of consuming news, wherever they are in the world.
The group-wide project for Euronews and Africanews is an ambitious one. And in a world where the media are wondering about their future, heading up the Operations Department is also an exciting stage in my career.” |
(Source: Euronews press release)