SoLocal Group's Board of Directors, which met on 5 September 2017, has decided unanimously to appoint Mr. Eric Boustouller as Chief Executive Officer of SoLocal Group, ending a seeking process that allowed to confront very high profile candidates. As CEO, Mr. Eric Boustouller, will in particular take responsibility for implementing the required action plan to provide Group activities profitable growth and value creation for its shareholders. Mr. Eric Boustouller will take office from 16 October onwards.

During the same meeting, the Board of Directors took note of Mr. Robert de Metz leaving as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. de Metz had announced that he wanted to terminate his duties as Chairman. Mr. Pierre Danon was appointed unanimously as Chairman of the Board of Directors to succeed to Mr. Robert de Metz, after having been coopted as board member by the Board of Directors, during the same meeting.

Furthermore, the Board of Directors took note of Mr. Jean-Marc Tassetto's resignation from his duties of Board member. Mr. Eric Boustouller has been Corporate Vice President of Microsoft Corporation and Western Europe area Vice President of Microsoft since 2012.