Chief of HR Strategy and Corporate Culture at Vivendi
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Chief Human Resources Officer, Havas Media & Creative Global Network
Expertise and experience
Céline Merle-Béral is a member of the Paris Bar and holds a Master’s degree in economic and social law from Paris-Dauphine University.
After spending a year at the University of California, Berkeley, she joined the Legal department of the Bolloré group in 1997. From 2000 to 2002, she developed the first venture capital activity within the Bolloré Group in her role as Director of Business development.
In 2002, she joined the Media division of the Bolloré group and worked on the group’s bid for a DTT channel, the future Direct 8. Appointed Director of Media development, Céline Merle-Béral spent a year in the film-making industry, launched an AM radio station, Radio Nouveau talent in 2004 and took over the management of the magazine L’Événementiel, which the group had recently acquired. When Direct 8 was launched in 2005, she oversaw the channel and worked on the launch of the free dailies Direct Matin and Direct Soir.
After 6 years in the Media division, she joined the group’s Electric Battery division in 2008 and participated in the launch of the Bluecar and the group’s bid for Autolib. After being awarded the Autolib contract, she took on the role of Director of Customer Relations and Partnerships.
Céline Merle-Béral joined the Havas’ Human Resources Department in June 2012. In 2019, she was promoted to Chief Human Resources Officer and in June 2022, became a member of Vivendi’s Management Board as Chief of Human Resources Strategy and Corporate Culture.
Positions currently held
Compagnie du Cambodge(*), Member of the Supervisory Board
Financière Moncey(*), Director
Société Industrielle et Financière de l’Artois(*), Director
(*)Listed company.