Claude de Jouvencel, Deputy General Manager of the cognac producer Société des Produits Marnier Lapostolle, 90% of whose sales are exported, has been elected as President of the French Federation of Wine and Spirits Exporters (FEVS). He takes over from Philippe Casteja, President of Borie-Manoux, who came to the end of his 3-year term. Claude de Jouvencel declared that he had “firmly decided to maintain and develop activities aimed at strengthening the performance of French exporters”. FEVS has a membership of 550 companies. (Source: Vinexpo)