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? Jean-Julien Baronnet appointed Chief Executive Officer
Reinforcement of the Board of Directors
Paris, 24 October 2008 - EuropaCorp, producer and distributor of feature films
and one of Europe's leading independent film studios, announces today the
appointment of Jean-Julien Baronnet as Chief Executive Officer and further
appointments to reinforce its Board of Directors.
Jean-Julien Baronnet, 49 years old, who previously worked in France and the USA
as Chief Operating Officer in Industry and Services, notably as Executive Vice
President of the Rhodia group and as Deputy CEO of Ose Consulting, has been
appointed as EuropaCorp's Chief Executive Officer. Luc Besson remains Chairman
of the Board of Directors. At its meeting on 23 October 2008, the Board also
decided to convene a General Meeting to propose the appointment of three new
board members to shareholders, namely:
? Jean-Julien Baronnet as Chief Executive Officer of the Company;
? Hervé Digne, 51 years old, who is currently Chairman of Postmédia Finance,
previously Media Advisor to the French Prime Minister, holding numerous
positions of responsibility in press, television and internet, notably as
member of Lagardère Média's Executive Commitee;
? Grégoire Chertok, 42 years old, who is Managing Partner of Rothschild & Cie
and also a Member of the Board of Directors of Poweo, and member of the French
Prime Minister's Economic Analysis Council.
Financial calendar - forthcoming reports
13 November 2008: First-half 2008/2009 revenue
27 November 2008: First-half 2008/2009 results
ABOUT EUROPACORP
The EuropaCorp group produces and distributes films for the French and
international markets. Structured around the "vertically integrated studio"
concept, its strategy aims to control each stage of the production-distribution
cycle of its ambitious and varied films. Since the start of its activity in 1999
, EuropaCorp has produced or co-produced 60 feature-length films.
For further information: www.europacorp-corporate.com
Contacts
E
UROPACORP NewCap.
Raphaël Durand - CFO Pierre Laurent
Séverine Madinier - Investor Relations Axelle Vuillermet
investors@europacorp.com europacorp@newcap.fr
Tel: +33 (0)1 53 83 03 03 Tel: +33 (0)1 44 71 94 94
EuropaCorp is listed on Euronext Paris - Compartment B of NYSE Euronext
ISIN: FR0010490920 - Mnemonic : ECP
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