Philippe Hautrive is appointed Executive Vice-President, International Business Development of Aelia. This appointment will be effective as from March, 1rst, 2008.

A Belgian citizen, Philippe Hautrive, 46 years old, is an engineer from the Brussels Ecole Polytechnique, MBA from INSEAD.

Philippe began his career at DHL Worldwide France as Marketing and Development Manager, then became Regional Director. He joined Lagardère Services in 2000 as Executive Vice President, Press Distribution. He was appointed Executive Vice President, Business Development in June 2003, also with responsibility for International Development Projects.