Gilles Marchand, born on 2 March 1962, was appointed as the new Director General of SRG in November 2016. He took over the management of the company on 1 October 2017, having previously been the Director of TSR and, from 2010, RTS. He is a qualified sociologist and has held various positions at the Tribune de Genève and Ringier Romandie. Marchand sits on various boards of directors and institutions, including TV5 Monde, UER/EBU, the University of Geneva and SwissMediaForum.