Françoise Le Guennou-Remarck, previously Chair of the Board of Directors of CANAL+ Côte d'Ivoire, has been appointed Minister of Culture and Francophonie in the new Ivorian government.
Françoise Le Guennou-Remarck began her career in 1986 at Ernst & Young Paris. She then joined the CANAL+ Group in October 1992, where she spent most of her career.
In March 2010, she became Director of Institutional Relations and Communication at CANAL+AFRIQUE, a position she held until April 2015.
She then joined the CFAO Group as Director of Institutional Relations and Communication.
In 2018, she moved to Côte d'Ivoire and became Chair of the Board of Directors of CANAL+ Côte d'Ivoire. She founded Africa Kiruwa Fund, which is dedicated to financing entrepreneurs in the cultural and creative industries in sub-Saharan Africa and supporting young entrepreneurs on innovative projects with a strong social impact on the continent.
Françoise Le Guennou-Remarck holds an Executive MBA from HEC Paris and a degree from the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce d'Abidjan (ESCA). She has over 30 years of experience in the distribution, media, and innovation sectors.
Deeply committed to young people and women, she also supports various initiatives with a strong social impact on the continent: she is a member of the Women in Business board and Chair of the mentoring program at Women in Business Côte d'Ivoire.