Agence France-Presse appoints Patrice Monti

Agence France-Presse (AFP) has selected Patrice Monti as its new deputy director of sales and marketing.

Monti will be second to the news agency's director of sales and marketing, Stéphane Marcovitch.

Monti started his career with Lagardère Group's advertising department and joined the New York Times group in 2000.