Speaker

Fabrice FRIES

Chairman and CEO - Agence France Presse

Fabrice Fries was elected Chairman and CEO of Agence France Presse in April 2018.

He started his career at the French Cour des comptes and at the European Commission (Jacques Delors’ staff), then moved to the private sector where he held several management positions in media, IT and communication companies: Havas (head of strategy), Vivendi Universal Publishing (CEO of press division), Atos (MD for France), Publicis (Group general secretary, then president of Publics Consultants). Fabrice studied at French Ecole Normale Superieure and ENA.

Twitter Account: @FriesAfp