Aelia has unveiled an important reorganisation plan, effective as of September 1st 2008, aiming to strengthen the Group’s operational and managerial structures.

The reorganisation is based on the most efficient use of the Group’s professional skills and particularly its commercial and marketing activities as well as operations. Aelia is now equipped for growth and development, in a position which will lead to optimal performance in its existing activities as well as facilitating integration and development of new activities, both on national and international scales.

As of September 1st, Béatrice Delorme will head the Group’s commercial and marketing activities. The commercial and marketing department will group together Aelia’s buying departments (Liquor, Tobacco, Perfumes and Cosmetics, Fine Foods and Confectionery, Fashion, Electronics and Accessories), as well as the Group’s marketing department.

At the same time Pascal Merle will take over responsibility for operations in France. Pascal will manage Aelia’s activities in France, and in particular those covered by SDA (Société de Distribution Aéroportuaire), the joint venture set up between Aéroports de Paris and Aelia to run the Liquor, Tobacco, Perfume and Cosmetics and Fine Foods and Confectionery activities at Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports in Paris. Pascal Le Droff, Operations Director for the French regional airports, will report to Pascal Merle.

As a reminder, the other departments of the Aelia Group are organised as follows:

• International Development – Philippe Hautrive
• International Operations – Bruno Bouchacourt
• Financial and Administration – Philippe Otero
• Organisation and Information Systems – Jean-Leroux
• Human resources and Communication – Fabrice Berbessou
• General Management, Aéroboutique Inflight Retail – Pierre Freyssinet

Commenting on this evolution, Jean-Baptiste Morin, Chairman of the Aelia Group underlined that «with our new structure, Aelia is prepared for development both in France and on an international scale, as well as for growth, and is in a position to offer the best service to our clients and our partners. With our improved organisation we can manage our offer transversally without losing out on the specificities of each group of products. Such reorganisation is an important change for Aelia”.

Pascal Merle points out that “operations excellence is at the heart of our re-organisation. We want the Aelia Group in France to become a foundation of competence and excellence on which to build up our international development.”

Within the scope of the new marketing strategy, Béatrice Delorme highlights “the need, particularly within the current unstable economic climate, to manage and optimise our product and services offer transversally, strengthening innovation and marketing. It is a particularly exciting prospect to be able to lead a commercial and marketing team of such quality.”