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PARIS Investor Vincent Bolloré has won four seats on Havas’ board of directors, over the objections of senior management, in a much-anticipated showdown.
Gaining seats at a shareholders meeting here today were Bolloré (by a 51 percent vote) as well as three of his associates: Thierry Marraud, Marc Bebon and Cedric de Bailliencourt.
Bolloré owns more than 20 percent of Havas and has insisted that he has no immediate intention of attempting to gain control of the company, which owns Arnold, Euro RSCG and Media Planning Group.
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