Delphine Ernotte

Delphine Ernotte (; born 28 July 1966) is a French telecommunications and media executive. She is the chief executive officer of France Télévisions, the President of the European Broadcasting Union, and a former executive at Orange S.A.

Early life Delphine Ernotte was born Delphine Cunci in Bayonne, France on 28 July 1966. Both her parents, Roger Cunci and Simone Brana, were physicians. Her maternal grandfather, Jean-Pierre Brana, served as the mayor of Bayonne. She is of Corsican descent on her maternal side. Her sister, Marie-Christine Lemardeley, went on to become the president of University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle from 2008 to 2014 and a Socialist politician.

Ernotte attended preparatory classes at the Lycée Hoche in Versailles, before graduating from the École Centrale Paris in 1989 with an engineer's degree. She served as an economist at managerial level from 1993 to 1999. During her tenure, a dozen employees committed suicide due to the stressful work culture.

Ernotte has served as the CEO of France Télévisions since 2015, succeeding Rémy Pflimlin. She is the first woman to serve as its CEO.

Ernotte is described as a "feminist" by France Télévisions. While she was working at Orange, she founded Inov’Elles, a women's organisation. She is a member of Le Siècle. Ernotte has also been a member of the Global Task Force for Public Media, an initiative of the Public Media Alliance, since its founding in September 2019.

Recognition She became a Knight of the National Order of Merit in 2011.

She became a Knight of the Legion of Honour in 2014.

In 2021, Variety magazine named her one of the most influential women in global Entertainment industry.

Personal life Ernotte is married to Marc Ernotte, a theatre actor. They have two children.