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Paris, January 11, 2008
Sandrine Dufour Appointed Chairman of Vivendi Mobile
Entertainment
Sandrine Dufour has been appointed Chairman of Vivendi Mobile
Entertainment (VME). In this role, she succeeds Robert de Metz, who has left
Vivendi. Operations at zaOza will continue to be led by Cédric Ponsot, Chief
Executive Officer of VME.
A Vivendi business unit, VME created and
developed zaOza, the first PC/Mobile service that facilitates access to
multimedia content (video, TV shows, music, video games, ring tones, etc.). Its
simple and fun architecture permits the legal peer sharing of exclusive and
quality content.
Sandrine Dufour will continue to serve as Deputy Chief
Financial Officer of Vivendi, responsible for consolidation, financial
reporting, planning, budget and management control, with Philippe Capron, Chief
Financial Officer and member of Vivendi’s Management Board.
A graduate
of ESSEC and a CFA, Sandrine Dufour, 41, was formerly Special Advisor to
Vivendi’s Chief Financial Officer, Chief Financial Officer of VU Net as well as
Vivendi’s Senior Vice President in charge of Internal Audit and Special
Projects, based in New York.
Before joining Vivendi in 1999, Sandrine
Dufour was a financial analyst with BNP (1990-1993) prior to her work with the
brokerage firm of CAI Cheuvreux (1993-1999), where she was in charge of the
telecommunications sector.
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