G. Christian Gérard Pélisson is a French businessperson who has been at the helm of 15 different companies and currently is Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for Télévision Française 1 SA and Chairman & Managing Director at Télé Monté Carlo SA and Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of TF1 Publicité SASU (both are subsidiaries of Télévision Française 1 SA).

He is also on the board of Accenture Plc.

In the past he was Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Accor SA and Chairman at The Novotel Hotel (a subsidiary of Accor SA), Chairman for Noosa SARL, Chairman for Accor Foundation, Chairman at Monte Carlo Participation SAS, Chief Executive Officer of Serare SASU, Co-Chief Executive Officer at Novotel Hotel (China), Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Euro Disney SCA, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for Bouygues Telecom SA, Chairman-Supervisory Board at Lenôtre SA, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Disneyland Paris, Chairman-Supervisory Board of ESSEC Business School and Member-Executive Board at Mouvement des Entreprises de France.

He received an undergraduate degree from ESSEC Business School and an MBA from Harvard Business School.