Claude Berda

Claude Berda is the chairman of the French audio-visual company AB Groupe.

Course

It began its career by taking again the business of his father who was with the terminus of clothing of Sylvie Vartan, but it quickly separated some, preferring to produce discs with his friend Jean-Luc Azoulay, the former secretary of Sylvie Vartan. Both found the company AB Productions in 1977 and launch out in the industry of the disc. They start by producing an adaptation disco music of Mustapha, which is sold with 100.000 specimens, then produce the tale the Small Prince, told by Jean Marais. It is with the meeting of Dorothée, in 1978 which they will make fortune. AB Productions, thanks to fulgurating the rise of Dorothée becomes a very important company in the French audiovisual landscape and is during twenty years an immense success, especially through the Club Dorothée.

In 1999, Claude Berda and Jean-Luc Azoulay separate professionally and company AB Productions is divided into two: AB Groupe, directed by Claude Berda and JLA Holding, directed by Jean-Luc Azoulay.

In 2002, it becomes Managing jointly forest development company Domaine of Maremberts

In 2005, it creates the company of programmes of production of television MCP

In 2007, he becomes also administrator in the company Assya Finance financial ex-company of Deauville

Claude Berda has today more than 20 television channels in France, Belgium and Germany.

Anecdotes

The company AB Productions was founded in 1977 with 25.000 francs (approximately 3800 €). AB Groupe is worth 720 million euros today.

Claude Berda was the manager of company AB and did not deal with the artistic one. Contrary, it is Jean-Luc Azoulay who wrote the songs and the scenarios that they produced.

Claude Berda never gives interviews.

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