Michèle Reiser

Non-Executive Director
Member of the Corporate Governance, Nominations and Remuneration Committee, Havas

Michèle Reiser is a philosopher by profession holding a master’s degree in philosophy and a diplôme d’études approfondies (DEA) in psychology. Michèle Reiser has extensive experience spanning over nearly 50 years in the media, communication and advertising services industries, in which the Group operates.

In 1975, she started a weekly literary show for young people on French TV channel FR3, which she hosted for eight years. She also wrote a literary column for Le Monde de l’Éducation and later worked regularly at Ex Libris.

As a filmmaker, producer and TV film author, she produced documentaries, profiles and major stories on key themes broadcast between 1983 and 2005 on France 2, France 3, France 5, Canal+ and Arte.

She founded Les Films du Pharaon and served as its director from 1988 to 2005. In January 2005, she was appointed a member of France’s Audiovisual Council by the French President and presided over the Audiovisual Production, Free Private Channels, Advertising and Cinema and Music working groups over her six-year term.

From 2008 to 2012, she founded and presided over the Commission on the Image of Women in the Media. The Commission was awarded permanent status by the Prime Minister in 2011. In 2010, she co-presided over the work of the Commission on associations’ access to audiovisual media, which produced a report that was submitted to the Prime Minister in January 2011.

She was a member of the Gender Equality Observatory from 2010 to 2012.

In 2013, Michèle Reiser founded the consultancy firm, MRC. She chaired the judging panel of the Gulli Book Prize between 2014 and 2020.

In 2015, Michèle Reiser created the Paris-Mezzo classical music festival, which, under her direction became the Festival de Paris in 2017.

She published two novels with Albin Michel: Dans le creux de ta main in 2008, and Jusqu’au bout du festin in 2010, which won the “Prix de la révélation littéraire” in 2010 from Aufeminin.com.

Michèle Reiser was named Officier de l’Ordre National du Mérite in 2004 and was promoted to the rank of Chevalier de l’Ordre de la Légion d’Honneur in 2010.

Current directorships/partnerships

Listed companies:
Vivendi SE: Independent member of the Supervisory Board

Other companies:
MRC: Manager

Past directorships/partnerships (last five years)

Other companies:
Radio France: Member of the Board of Directors and of the Strategic Committee