He is "a faithful among the faithful" who knows all the mysteries of the newspaper
Ouest-France,
which he joined in 1985 as editorial secretary.
Journalist François-Xavier Lefranc, 61, previously editorial director, has been appointed chairman of the management board and director of publication of France's leading daily, from June 22.
On this date, this figure of the press group, whose head office is in Rennes, will thus succeed Louis Echelard, current boss of the newspaper, who will nevertheless remain co-manager of the Sipa-Ouest-France group, which controls many titles, weeklies, magazines, radio stations, local television stations, ad sites and specialized subsidiaries.
This renewal of the executive board, approved Thursday by the supervisory board of
Ouest-France
, comes after the implementation of new rules of governance, including an age limit for operational functions.
Louis Echelard, 72, announced in October 2022 that he…
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