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Martin Ajdari
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Martin Ajdari has been Chairman of Arcom, the French regulatory authority for audiovisual and digital communication, since February 2, 2025, for a six-year term.
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A graduate of the École supérieure de commerce de Paris and Sciences Po Paris, and a former student of the École nationale d'administration (René Char class), Martin Ajdari began his career as a civil administrator at the Ministry of the Economy and Finance.
In 1999, he was appointed Administrative and Financial Director of Radio France Internationale (RFI). Between 2000 and 2002, Martin Ajdari was a technical advisor in the cabinets of Laurent Fabius, Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industry, and Florence Parly, Secretary of State for the Budget, before being appointed Head of the Housing Financing Office at the Treasury Department in 2002.
In 2004, Martin Ajdari was appointed Deputy Managing Director of Radio France, then chaired by Jean-Paul Cluzel, before joining the Paris Opera in 2009 as Deputy Director.
In 2010, he joined Groupe France Télévisions, chaired by Rémy Pflimlin, as Deputy Managing Director for Resources, a position he subsequently combined with that of Secretary General.
Martin Ajdari joined the French Ministry of culture and communication in 2014, as cabinet director, successively to Aurélie Filippetti and Fleur Pellerin. He was appointed head of the Ministry's General Directorate for Media and Cultural Industries (DGMIC) in 2015. He returned to the Paris Opera in 2020, as Deputy General Director.
Detailed biography
- École supérieure de commerce de Paris (1989).
- Sciences Po Paris (1991).
- Ecole nationale d'administration (1995 -Promotion René Char).
Ministry of Economy and Finance
- Civil administrator in the Europe-Financial Relations with the European Union office of the Ministry's budget department (1995).
- Member of the cabinet of Laurent Fabius, Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industry, and Florence Parly, Secretary of State for the Budget (2000-2002).
- Head of the Housing Financing Office at the Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry (2002-2004).
French Ministry of culture and communication
- Chief of staff to ministers Aurélie Filippetti, then Fleur Pellerin (2014).
- Director General of Media and Cultural Industries (2015-2020).
Audiovisuel
- Administrative and financial director of Radio France Internationale (RFI) (1999-2000).
- Deputy Managing Director of Radio France (2004-2009).
- Deputy Director General of Resources and Secretary General of France Télévisions (2010-2014).
Other positions held
- Deputy General Manager of the Opéra national de Paris (2009-2010 and 2020-2025).