Eric BAPTISTE
Born in 1961, Eric Baptiste has been Director General of the International
Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) since 1 February
1999. CISAC is an international organisation uniting 210 authors’ societies
in 109 countries.
Under Baptiste’s impetus, CISAC strives to be a proactive organisation in
the service of its members, developing innovative solutions to facilitate
the digital use of creators’ works.
In addition to his activities within CISAC, Eric Baptiste has remained faithful to his commitment in favour of new talent in French music and is currently:
- Secretary General of the board of Francophonie diffusion (since 1997)
- Founder and Vice-President of Radio NEO, a non-commercial radio exclusively devoted to new musical talent in the French-speaking world (since 2000)
After graduating from the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris (IEP) and the Ecole nationale d'administration (ENA), Eric Baptiste has been:
- Chairman of the working party on relations between the radio and the music sector, set up by the French Ministry of Culture (2001 and 2002)
- CEO Radio 95.2 Paris (1996 - 1998)
- Executive President of Musiques France Plus (1995 - 1998)
- Chairman of trade association Vive la Radio (1994 - 1998)
- Adviser to the chairman of Radio France International, and VP in charge of international development and partnerships (1995 - 1996)
- General Manager of Radio France International (1990 - 1995)
- ‘Auditeur’ and then ‘Maître des requêtes’ to the Council of State (1986 - 1990)