Big Think

Question: Beyond a simple title, how would you describe what you do for a living?

Philippe Cayla: In fact, I started my career as a … I was _____ an engineer … in the French school … Maybe you know this name, this acronym. And I've been ______ for 10 years in various ministries serving various ministers, the last one being Foreign Economic Affairs. And after that I joined the industry for 25 years and …for 15 years, excuse me. Fifteen years in the space industry with a company named Matra Space, which is now part of EADS, a group which is producing the airbus you certainly know. And also with … which is a European satellite operator competing with Pan Am South in … And in the year 2000, I came to … I came out to the television industry. I became International Director of France TV, which is a French national broadcaster. And in 2003, I was supposed to be Chairman of … . That's the story. But in Euro News, I would say only the Chairman and the CEO. I'm not … which are … which is very independent, and are very proud of what they're doing.  So I'm the guy in charge of finance, development, searching money, and assuring the betterment of everybody.