Guy Dejouany was the CEO of Societe Generale des Eaux, (later to become Vivendi) 1976-1995. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... Vivendi was the name of a French company, which merged in 2000 with Canal+ television networks and the Canadian company Seagram, the owner of Universal Studios film company, to become Vivendi Universal. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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However, following the appointment of GuyDejouany as CEO in 1976, CGE extended its activities into other sectors with a series of takeovers.
This expansion was accelerated after Jean-Marie Messier succeeded GuyDejouany on June 27, 1996.
In 1996, CGE created Cegetel to take advantage of the 1998 deregulation of the French telecommunications market, accelerating the move into the media sector which would culminate in the 2000 demerger into Vivendi Universal and Vivendi Environnement.