Sophie Cassam Chenaï

Chief Digital Officer at le Parisien, France.

Sophie Cassam Chenaï is Chief Digital Officer at Le Parisien, where she has been leading the newspaper’s digital transformation for seven years. She has overseen a full technical redesign of Le Parisien, including the launch of a new CMS, revamping all digital products and developing new verticals (such as Jardin, Étudiant, Jeux…) in collaboration with the newsroom. She has also expanded the digital brand to new formats — with video at the core of the strategy, alongside podcasts and newsletters — while driving growth in digital revenues through advertising, subscriptions, and diversification. Passionate about innovation, content, and user needs, she places AI at the centre of her teams’ priorities to streamline workflows, support journalists, and design original solutions for readers.