Dalila Zein Appointed Managing Director of Agence France Presse (AFP)

DALILA ZEIN HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS AFP’S MANAGING DIRECTOR, REPLACING FABRICE LACROIX. SHE WILL TAKE UP HER POST BY OCTOBER 1. 

A graduate of EDHEC Business School, Zein, 42, began her career as an auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers. In 2000, she joined Lagardère Active (print media, radio/TV, audiovisual production and digital pure players with sales of nearly €1 billion) as administrative controller in charge of magazines. She became the group’s chief financial officer in 2014 and is a member of its executive committee.