TF1 group has announced the appointment of Thierry Thuillier as the CEO, effective August 16, 2016. Jean-Francois Mulliez will work alongside him as his deputy. Thierry Thuillier began his media career at TF1 in the early 1990s as a reporter covering foreign and domestic stories, having previously worked as a political researcher at BVA. In 1994, he joined the foreign news desk at the France 2 channel, where six years later he took over as foreign editor. In 2008, Thierry moved to the rolling news channel I-Tele as managing editor.