Born in Paris France, François started his career in Broadcasting with TDF (Télédiffusion de France) in 1978. Technical director of Sofratev in 1985, he was responsible of big engineering projects (production center, transmitter networks…) in Middle East and African countries. From 1988 to 1994, he left the broadcasting industry for telecommunications, and was leading a paging company (TDFRS) then he became marketing manager of the international netwoks division of France Telecom. Back in the broadcasting industry in 1995, he took several managing positions in France Televisions, the French public broadcaster group. After France 3 (the regional TV network) in 1999, RFO (TV and radio in the French overseas department) from 2004 to 2007, he is currently general manager of France 2. France 2 offers a mixed-genre television service with a wide range of high quality programmes. France 2 attracts 17% of the audience and is number 2 in ratings. France 2 is broadcasted in analog and digital, in SD and HD format.
François Guilbeau, General Manager, France 2, France Televisions
