Yannick Bollore to Succeed Father as Havas Chairman
June 07 2013 - 3:01AM
Dow Jones News
By Ruth Bender
PARIS--Vincent Bollore, the chairman of French advertising group
Havas SA (HAV.FR), has notified shareholders that he will nominate
his son to replace him at the next board meeting.
Mr. Bollore made the comments at a meeting with shareholders
Wednesday, the group said in a statement Thursday. The group didn't
say exactly when the change would occur. His son Yannick Bollore is
already vice chairman of Havas.
The elder Bollore is also chairman and chief executive officer
of Bollore (BOL.FR). Late last year he joined the board of French
conglomerate Vivendi SA (VIV.FR).
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