The cooptation of Rodolphe Saadé will be proposed to shareholders on April 25, during the general meeting. Francois BOUCHON / Le Figaro
The CEO of CMA CGM owns more than 8% of the group.
A lasting partner. Rodolphe Saadé will join the supervisory board of M6: the co-optation of the CEO of the shipowner CMA CGM will be proposed to the shareholders of the audiovisual group at the general meeting on April 25. His mandate as an independent member will expire in 2024, the group chaired by Nicolas de Tavernost said on Monday.
Rodolphe Saade, who “look at possible business opportunities” in the media for several months, set foot in M6 last December by crossing the threshold of 5% of shares in the subsidiary of the German Bertelsmann. Since then, the Marseille shipowner has risen to more than 8% by buying shares on the market. “We believe in M6’s strategy and we want to support it. We don’t want to take control of it.”, he then specified. The paths of M6 and CMA CGM had already crossed when the free channel went on sale. After the aborted merger with TF1 last September, M6 had…
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