PR Newswire Hors Antenne Appoints Stéphane Israël as Managing Director of its France Division

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brings with him great commercial and management experience in the B2B information industry.  As well as over five years at UBM Plc he also gained impressive credentials working with private equity, running the worldwide commercial operations for the newly formed leading maritime information Global Navigation Solutions. Additionally, Stephane has successfully managed both the government and corporate segments for the premium information and software provider LexisNexis, part of Reed Elsevier .

For more than a decade, PR Newswire has strengthened its reach in the French market, offering end-to-end content solutions and the world's largest distribution network. In 2010, PR Newswire enhanced its global media offering with the acquisition of the leading French PR data provider Hors Antenne.

With high quality data on more than 700,000 opinion formers, including journalists and media organisations, bloggers, key political and financial stakeholders, analysts and business contacts in France and across French-speaking Belgium and Switzerland , PR Newswire Hors Antenne is the premier provider of distribution and database products in France . Following his appointment, Israël remarked, "I am thrilled to be joining PR Newswire Hors Antenne. Its market leading position provides a unique opportunity to transform the communications industry both locally and globally by combining what is unique about Hors Antenne with international excellence. We can really shape the future of how organisations connect and engage with their audiences by marrying our unparalleled data to our constantly evolving PR, Social and Marketing tools, and our powerful distribution network."

Lisa Ashworth , Présidente of PR Newswire Hors Antenne commented "I am delighted to welcome Stéphane on board; it was crucial to find the right person with the gravitas and experience to head up and lead our French business into the future. Stephan's appointment demonstrates both our continued commitment to growing our brand in the French market and the growing importance of our European operations."

About PR Newswire

PR Newswire ( is the premier global provider of multimedia platforms that enable marketers, PR's, corporate communicators, sustainability officers, public affairs and investor relations officers to leverage content to engage with all their key audiences. Having pioneered the commercial news distribution industry over 60 years ago, PR Newswire today provides end-to-end solutions to produce, optimise and target content - from rich media to online video to multimedia - and then distribute content and measure results across traditional, digital, mobile and social channels. Combining the world's largest multi-channel, multi-cultural content distribution and optimisation network with comprehensive workflow tools and platforms, PR Newswire enables the world's enterprises to engage opportunity everywhere it exists. PR Newswire serves tens of thousands of clients from offices across the EMEA region, Middle East , the Americas and the Asia-Pacific region, and is part of UBM PLC.

Managing Director PR Newswire Hors Antenne
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stephan.israel@prnewswire.fr


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