Gregory R. Blatt appointed Chairman of the Board, Philippe Chainieux appointed CEO of the Meetic group
09/29/2011 | 01:35pm
Regulatory News:
MEETIC (Paris:MEET - FR0004063097), the European leader in online
dating, today announces changes in the composition of its Board of
Directors.
Following the restructuring of the Group's capital, a MEETIC Board
meeting was held on Wednesday 28th September 2011. Gregory R.
Blatt, Chief Executive Officer of the IAC group, MEETIC's majority
shareholder, has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors, thus
replacing Marc Simoncini, who remains a member of the Board.
At the same time, Philippe Chainieux was promoted to Chief Executive
Officer of the MEETIC group and becomes a member of the Board.
The MEETIC group's Board of Directors thus now consists of the following
members: Gregory R. Blatt, Chairman; Marc Simoncini, Philippe Chainieux
and W. Michael Presz, Directors; Anne M. Busquet, recently appointed,
and Marc-Louis Landeau, independent Directors.
About Meetic, European online dating leader (www.meetic-corp.com):
Meetic manages two services in Europe: online dating and
matchmaking, mainly under the Meetic and Meetic Affinity brands, and
markets two highly complementary economic models on the dating market,
one based on internet use, the other on mobile phones. By acquiring the
European activities of world leader Match.com in June 2009, Meetic has
strengthened its first place on the continent. The group is currently
established in 16 European countries, and is available in 13 languages.
From inception, the group has pursued a clear leadership strategy
focusing on quality, innovative marketing and perfect technological
expertise. Meetic works hard to optimize service quality and to satisfy
every possible expectation of its European subscribers. In 2010, Meetic
posted sales of ?186.0m and an EBITDA margin of 20.6%.
Listed on Euronext Paris - Compartment B of the NYSE Euronext -
ISIN: FR0004063097
Results for the 3rd quarter of 2011 will be
published on:
8th November 2011,
after market
Meetic
Finance department
Stéphanie Pardo
meetic@newcap.fr
or
NewCap.
Investor
relations
Pierre Laurent
Axelle Vuillermet
Tel: +33
(0)1 44 71 94 93
meetic@newcap.fr
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