Jerome Fenoglio surprise appointment to head the World – BBC

The employees of the World received an email from their shareholders announcing their choice for the management of the newspaper. This is the current managing editor, Jerome Fenoglio.

Dramatic turn of Auguste-Blanqui Boulevard. Friday at 18 hours, the employees of the World received an email from their shareholders announcing their choice for the management of the newspaper. To everyone’s surprise, Jerome Fenoglio, current managing editor, was appointed. The journalist, joined the group in 1991 and worked for the newspaper, website and magazine, had not announced his candidacy. He was not present Tuesday at the great interviewing candidates face Pierre Bergé, Xavier Niel and Matthieu Pigasse.

Three journalists were in the running for the position of Director. Gilles Van Kote, acting director since the resignation of Natalie Nougayrède in 2013; Christophe Ayad, head of the international service; and Jean Birnbaum, head of the supplement The World of Books . But no file has been unanimous among shareholders. “At the end of the hearings and after consultation, and despite the great qualities of each candidate and the very positive assessment of the interim provided by Gilles Van Kote, the three shareholders asked Jerome Fenoglio to be a candidate,” the email says sent to employees. According to our information, the managing editor was contacted in any weekend.

Editor Vote

The current director of the newspaper Acting Gilles Van Kote, took note of this decision. “I am delighted above all a choice that safeguards the interests of the newspaper and is worn on a journalist we know the human and professional qualities,” he wrote in a message to employees. “I am very proud to have led Le Monde the last eleven months and have seen teams regroup as they were able to do. I also hope to have helped bring all the titles and group sites, in view of the future move at Austerlitz. “The director, however, regrets that” Jerome is our sixth director of World from the redemption of the group in late 2010. This instability that hinders the necessary transformations newspaper instead shareholders to account. “

Vote employees

The name of Jerome Fenoglio will be officially presented by shareholders Monday at the group’s supervisory board. But the designation process is complete. Managing Editor will be questioned by reporters, and his application submitted to the vote. He will have to collect 60% of positive votes to be officially the new director of World .