Alain Levy

Alain Levy is a French entertainment industry executive, born in Metz, France, on 19 December 1946. He graduated from the Ecole des Mines in 1970 and took an MBA at the Wharton School in 1972. He joined CBS Records International in 1972 and became chief executive of CBS France in 1979, then moved to PolyGram in 1984 as chief executive of its French operations. In 1991 he became worldwide president and chief executive of PolyGram N.V., acquired Motown and Def Jam in 1992, and led the company's expansion into the international movie business through the creation of PolyGram Filmed Entertainment. He sat on the board of management of Philips from 1992 to 1998 and left when PolyGram was sold to Seagram. He later became chairman and chief executive of EMI Music from 2001 to 2007 and executive chairman of Algean Group in 2013.