In the thick of this week’s pre-Christmas strikes, it has become known that Martin Ajdari, directeur général adjoint, is getting out next month.
Ajdari, 56, has worked at the Opéra for 24 years. He has been rewarded by President Macron with a state sinecure as president of the Audiovisual and Digital Communication Regulatory Authority (ARCOM).
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