Unifrance President Margaret Menegoz has appointed a successor to Catherine Verret-Vimont at the head of Unifrance's USA Office, following consultation with the Executive Committee.

John Kochman will now take up the position of Director of Unifrance USA, supported by Aurélie Godet as Assistant Director.
John Kochman brings with him 15 years' professional experience as Assistant Director of International Sales at StudioCanal and International Sales Director at MK2 Productions.

A graduate of the ESSEC business school, Aurélie Godet has worked as assistant to the producer/director Alfonso Cuarón at his production company Esperanto Films based in New York, following two years as video market analyst with the market research institute GfK.
John Kochman will begin at Unifrance USA in New York on April.