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Paris, 22 October 2012 – The Online Publishers Association Europe today announced the election of its executive board members, for a mandate of two years.

Mr. Nikos Gouraros, Director of Strategy, Operations & Business Development for Digital Media at Lambrakis Press, is OPA Europe President; Mr. Claudio Giua, Development and Innovation Director at Gruppo Editoriale l’Espresso, is Vice President; Ms. Ana Pascual Fernandez, Business Director for Digital Development at Unidad Editorial, is General Secretary; and Mr. Jean-Christophe Potocki, Deputy CEO at Le Monde Interactif, is Treasurer.

Mr. Gouraros and Mr. Potocki have been fulfilling their respective roles in an interim capacity since last spring.

On his election, Mr. Gouraros said, “It is a great honor and privilege for me to cooperate with the leaders in European Digital Media. We all face the same challenges, and with the new board I am looking forward to expanding our exchanges on best practices and experiences.”

Leaving the board after two terms as Secretary, is Giorgio Riva, of RCS MediaGroup. The association extends its sincere thanks to Mr. Riva for his four years of excellent leadership.

OPA Europe is an association based in France with membership from among Europe’s leading publishers. More information can be obtained from the website: opa-europe.org

About OPA Europe : 
Founded in 2003 by some of the European Internet's leading content brands, OPA Europe represents the interests of first-rate online publishers before the advertising community, the press, governmental and European institutions and the public at large. OPA Europe seeks to establish and promote the Internet as an effective advertising medium for marketers and a sustainable media business for publishers, thereby ensuring the continued availability of quality content to serve the public good.

Members of OPA Europe are: 24 Media (Greece), Agora (Poland), Gruppo Espresso (Italy), International Herald Tribune/New York Times Global (Europe), Lambrakis Press (Greece), Le Figaro (France), Le Monde Interactif (France), Il Sole 24 Ore (Italy), Prisacom/El País (Spain), RCS Mediagroup (Italy), Turkuvaz Media group (Turkey), Unidad Editorial/El Mundo (Spain) and Spiegel Online (Germany).

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OPA Europe Operations Manager

Alice Grevet
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Paris, 21 March 2012 – The Online Publishers Association Europe today announced that Le Figaro has joined the association. OPA Europe members in France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Greece, Poland and Turkey, representing hundreds of the top news and information websites across Europe, can now share best practices with their colleagues from Le Figaro.

Le Figaro, the oldest news group in France, is one of France’s leading media brands. As well as the daily newspaper, the group is active in other areas of the digital domain, notably in e-commerce.

Bertrand Gié, New Media Director with Le Figaro announced that “We are very pleased to have joined OPA Europe. Through our participation in this unique association, which brings together the leading online publishers from across the region, and through ties to the OPA in the U.S., we now have access to the worldwide online publishing community. OPA Europe membership is important for our business strategy and we look forward to participating actively in the group.”

Current OPA Europe President Nikos Gouraros of Lambrakis Press in Greece commented: “We are very happy to welcome such a prestigious member as Le Figaro Group to OPA Europe. Their unique market insights will bring innovative new ideas to all of our members, and allow OPA Europe to be even more influential in leading industry discussions with advertisers and policy makers about the future of online publishing in Europe.”

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OPA Europe Executive Director:

David Mahon
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Alice Grevet
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About OPA Europe : 
Founded in 2003 by some of the European Internet's leading content brands, OPA Europe represents the interests of first-rate online publishers before the advertising community, the press, governmental and European institutions and the public at large. OPA Europe seeks to establish and promote the Internet as an effective advertising medium for marketers and a sustainable media business for publishers, thereby ensuring the continued availability of quality content to serve the public good. Members of OPA Europe are: 24 Media (Greece), Agora (Poland), Gruppo Espresso (Italy), International Herald Tribune/New York Times Media Group (Europe), Lambrakis Press (Greece), Le Figaro (France), Le Monde Interactif (France), Il Sole 24 Ore (Italy), Prisacom/El País (Spain), RCS Mediagroup (Italy), Turkuvaz Media group (Turkey), Unidad Editorial/El Mundo (Spain) and Spiegel Online (Germany).

OPA Europe members represent, collectively, more than

• 23 million unique visits daily
• 27 million sessions daily
• 200 million page views daily

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Paris, 21 March 2012 - Today the Online Publishers Association Europe (OPA Europe) announced two changes to its structure.

Nikos Gouraros	Jean-Christophe Potocki

On the departure of Tomasz Jozéfacki of Agora, Nikos Gouraros, Director of Business Development, Digital Media Business Unit, at Lambrakis Press, will assume the role of President of the association. Tomasz has served as President of OPA Europe since September, 2008, and Nikos Gouraros has been Vice President for the same amount of time.

Nikos Gouraros said of his appointment ‘I am very pleased to take over the role so well assumed by Tomasz Jozéfacki. I look forward very much to leading OPA Europe into the future and to developing the association to the next level.’

OPA Europe also announces a change of Treasurer. Dominique Piteux, from The New York Times Global who has served as Treasurer since 2008, will be replaced by Jean-Christophe Potocki, Deputy CEO at Le Monde Interactif.

OPA Europe greatly benefited from the excellent leadership of Tomasz and Dominique, and welcomes Nikos and Jean-Christophe to continue advancing the association objectives of sharing best practices and representing the interests of its members in front of the European institutions.

OPA Europe is an association based in France with membership from among Europe’s leading publishers. More information can be obtained from the website: opa-europe.org

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OPA Europe Executive Director:

David Mahon
+ 35 1 913 164 771
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OPA Europe Operations Manager

Alice Grevet
+33 6 81 67 39 34
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About OPA Europe : 
Founded in 2003 by some of the European Internet's leading content brands, OPA Europe represents the interests of first-rate online publishers before the advertising community, the press, governmental and European institutions and the public at large. OPA Europe seeks to establish and promote the Internet as an effective advertising medium for marketers and a sustainable media business for publishers, thereby ensuring the continued availability of quality content to serve the public good. Members of OPA Europe are: 24 Media (Greece), Agora (Poland), Gruppo Espresso (Italy), International Herald Tribune/New York Times Media Group (Europe), Lambrakis Press (Greece), Le Figaro (France), Le Monde Interactif (France), Il Sole 24 Ore (Italy), Prisacom/El País (Spain), RCS Mediagroup (Italy), Turkuvaz Media group (Turkey), Unidad Editorial/El Mundo (Spain) and Spiegel Online (Germany).

OPA Europe members represent, collectively, more than

• 23 million unique visits daily
• 27 million sessions daily
• 200 million page views daily

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Online Publishers Association Europe appoints new Executive Director and takes a step forward in growing the association, promoting its interests and enhancing its presence in front of the European Institutions

Founded in 2003, OPA Europe is an alliance of high-level executives from online publishing companies of quality content whose aim is to share best-practice and expertise in digital publishing, at the same time promoting and protecting their interests in the face of an ever-changing legislative environment.

Effective from 1^st October, 2011, OPA Europe is pleased to announce that David Mahon will take over the new role of Executive Director.

David Mahon was previously the Executive Director of the European Federation of Magazine Publishers (FAEP, now renamed EMMA) and was a Board member, Executive Committee member and Treasurer of the European Advertising Standards Alliance (EASA), the voice of advertising self-regulation in Europe.

Prior to FAEP, David spent five years as a consultant in media policy at the European Commission, mainly working in the central and eastern European countries that are now the most recent EU Member States.

Tomasz Jozefacki, OPA Europe President, said of the appointment, “We are very pleased to welcome David on board the OPA Europe team. David’s experience of both the publishing world and the workings of the EU will add to the capabilities and effectiveness of OPA Europe in promoting and protecting digital publishers’ interests, especially as regards potential legislation and other business issues that will affect our businesses coming from the EU institutions.”

David Mahon said, “I’m delighted to join OPA Europe at this important stage in the development of digital content creation and dissemination. I look forward to working closely with OPA Europe members in ensuring that the association grows and that its concerns are addressed to its advantage”.

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OPA Europe Executive Director:

David Mahon
+ 35 1 913 164 771
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OPA Europe Operations Manager

Alice Grevet
+33 6 81 67 39 34
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About OPA Europe : 
Founded in 2003 by some of the European Internet's leading content brands, OPA Europe represents the interests of first-rate online publishers before the advertising community, the press, governmental and European institutions and the public at large. OPA Europe seeks to establish and promote the Internet as an effective advertising medium for marketers and a sustainable media business for publishers, thereby ensuring the continued availability of quality content to serve the public good. Members of OPA Europe are: 24 Media (Greece), AdMeld (UK), Agora (Poland), Gruppo Espresso (Italy), International Herald Tribune/New York Times Media Group (Europe), Lambrakis Press (Greece), Le Monde Interactif (France), Il Sole 24 Ore (Italy), Le Temps (Switzerland), Prisacom/El País (Spain), RCS Mediagroup (Italy), Turkuvaz Media group (Turkey), Unidad Editorial/El Mundo (Spain) and Spiegel Online (Germany).

OPA Europe members represent, collectively, more than

• 23 million unique visits daily
• 27 million sessions daily
• 200 million page views daily