lastminute.com plc announced the appointment of Agnes Touraine as a non-executive director with effect…
lastminute.com plc announced the appointment of Agnes Touraine as a non-executive director with effect 28 May 2003. Agnes, who is 48 years old and based in France, is a well respected and experienced businesswoman in both growth and large-scale businesses. Agnes has held a number of consultancy and senior executive positions, principally within media and publishing businesses.
From an initial career as a consultant with McKinsey & Co, she held senior strategy planning and management positions within the Lagardere Group before joining Vivendi Universal Publishing (formerly Havas) where her last position was Chairman and CEO until January 2003, overseeing a growth in annual revenue in that business to approximately $4bn.
Agnes has a Law degree (Sorbonne), graduated from IEP in Paris and holds a MBA from Columbia University.
Allan Leighton, Chairman of lastminute.com commented: We are delighted to announce the appointment of Agnes Touraine as an additional non-executive director. Agnes brings to the board a wealth of strategic planning and senior management experience. Her knowledge of both the French and international markets, particularly within the growth businesses with which she has been associated with, will bring a further dimension to our Board.
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