Press releases and newsletter
Patrice Monti appointed Deputy Director of Sales & Marketing for AFP
Patrice Monti has been appointed Deputy Director of Sales & Marketing for Agence France-Presse. He will be seconding Group Director of Sales & Marketing Stéphane Marcovitch as of January 8.
Patrice Monti started his career with the Lagardère Group’s advertising department, promoting a number of the Group’s magazines to advertisers, before joining the EMAP group in a similar position and then returning to Lagardère in international advertising development.
In 2000, he joined the New York Times group where he successively held the positions of Advertising Director for the International Herald Tribune, Director - Europe Circulation, and Managing Director - Circulation. Since 2012, he had been Vice President - International Circulation for the New York Times International Edition.
A graduate of ESSCA, he has also completed HEC Executive Education’s Advanced General Management Certification programme.
About AFP
AFP is a global news agency delivering fast, accurate, in-depth coverage of the events shaping our world from conflicts to politics, economics, sports, entertainment and the latest breakthroughs in health, science and technology. With 2,300 staff spread across almost every country, AFP covers the world 24 hours a day in six languages. AFP delivers the news in video, text, photos, multimedia and graphics to a wide range of customers including newspapers and magazines, radio and TV channels, web sites and portals, mobile operators, corporate clients as well as public institutions.