
Astorg appoints Jacques-François de Prest as CFO

Astorg has appointed Jacques-François de Prest as chief financial officer.
De Prest joins from Millicom-Tigo where he spent more than six years as a group financial controller and chief accounting officer.
Prior to this, he spent nearly nine years at the procurement arm of Vodafone, where he worked in various roles, most recently as CFO.
Previously, de Prest worked for Morocco Telecom, a subsidiary of Vivendi, shortly after the company's privatisation. He started his career at SFR in France after gaining experience in audit with Arthur Andersen.
Astorg is a pan-European private equity firm specialising in mid-cap buyouts. Though not strictly sector-focused, Astorg has particular experience in software, healthcare, business-to-business professional services, and technology-based industrial companies. Astorg has offices in London, Paris, Luxembourg, Frankfurt, and Milan.
Update 09/10: This article was amended to reflect the fact that Astorg operates across Europe and does not specifically target the retail sector.
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