[25.10.22] PRESS RELEASE

JULIE BURGUBURU JOINS TF1 GROUP AS GENERAL COUNSEL

Julie Burguburu has been appointed as General Counsel of TF1 group with effect from 1 January 2023, when she will also join the Executive Committee. She succeeds Didier Casas, who has been appointed as General Counsel of Bouygues group.

She will be responsible for institutional relations and for regulatory matters, along with legal affairs and issues relating to governance, compliance, professional conduct and ethics.

Gilles Pélisson, Chairman & CEO of TF1 group, says:

"During a varied international career Julie Burguburu has built up invaluable knowledge of the institutional and technological environment, so she is uniquely placed to take us forward in this area. I would like to wish Julie every success in her new role, and also to thank Didier warmly for his contribution as General Counsel over the last two years."

Julie Burguburu

Born in 1975, Julie Burguburu studied at the Ecole nationale d'administration and is a graduate of Sciences Po Paris. She also holds a Masters of Advanced Studies in General Private Law from the University of Paris I Panthéon-Assas, and a Masters in International Relations and International Economics from the Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC.

A member of the Conseil d'Etat, Julie Burguburu served for nine years (2003-2010,2017-2019), primarily in the claims and litigation section.

From 2010 to 2014, she served as Vice President of Veolia China in Shanghai, with responsibility for transformation. Julie Burguburu has also held a number of managerial roles within the French government. From 2014 to 2016 she was Deputy Chief of Staff to Claude Bartolone, the President of the National Assembly; she then served in the same role for Bernard Cazeneuve from 2016 to 2017, during his time first as Minister of the Interior and then as Prime Minister.

In March 2019, she was appointed General Counsel of Eutelsat, where she was responsible for all aspects of governance, compliance and legal affairs, alongside institutional and international affairs.

A Knight of the National Order of Merit, Julie Burguburu is also a former commission member at the IHEDN, a French defence think tank, where she took part in the 71st defence policy session. She is a Board member of a number of non-profits, including the Paris Museum of Decorative Arts, and sits on the Board of the French Competition Authority. She is also a reservist in the French Air Force, holding the rank of Colonel as a member of the ADER network.

About TF1 group

TF1 group is a major player in the production, publication and distribution of content. Our raison d'être: to positively inspire society.Our operations are split between two divisions:

The Media division is home to: our five free-to-air channels (TF1, TMC, TFX, TF1 Séries Films, LCI); our four theme channels (Ushuaia TV, Histoire TV, TV Breizh, Série Club); our on-demand content platforms (MYTF1, TFOU MAX and Salto) and the TF1 PUB advertising airtime sales house. We also operate in music production and live shows with Muzeek One.

The Production division, with Newen Studios, is home to 40 creative companies and labels in France and abroad. The division creates and distributes programmes across all genres and for all media industry players, from public-service and private-sector broadcasters to online platforms.

TF1 group has operations in 20 countries, and employed 3,380 people as of 31 December 2021. In 2021, the Group generated revenue of €2,427m (Euronext Paris, compartment A: ISIN FR0000054900).

Maylis CARCABAL - VP Communication & Brands

mcarcabal@tf1.fr - +33 (0)6 63 59 87 05

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