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AngloINFO is an online media company providing local business directory and information services in the English language. Its offering is specifically targeted at the community of anglophone expatriates in a local region and by focussing on its core brand values - clarity, reliability and relevance - AngloINFO is seen to provide vital support and information to local communities wherever it is present. It is not only aimed at first-language English speakers but rather at anyone who speaks English and needs information or support on living in the region. Core consumer services include:

► A comprehensive directory of English-speaking businesses offering services within the local region
► Clear, concise and detailed INFOrmation Pages covering the core subjects which an expatriate may need to understand
► An active and tightly managed forum which allows AngloINFO users to share views, share support and experience and buy and sell goods and services
► A number of additional services including News, Weather and a "What's On" guide among others

Although all its core listings and services are free of charge, AngloINFO provides a range of commercial advertising products across its sites satisfying the requirements of a wide range of customers wishing to serve this consumer group. These range from focussed "yellow pages" style directory advertisements through commercial classified listings to regional or national brand-building products.

AngloINFO currently operates in 37 regions and is in the process of expanding its services worldwide.

Company History

Launched in September 2000 following nine months of intensive editorial and technical development, the initial AngloINFO site, AngloINFO Riviera, rapidly demonstrated the robust nature, not only of the fundamental AngloINFO vision, but also of the unique technical back-end built to support that vision. The next two years allowed AngloINFO founders, Mike Hardaker and Wendy Wilson to perfect the core product and prepare to roll the concept out to additional regions. AngloINFO Bretagne was launched in June 2003, followed in April 2004 by AngloINFO Normandy.

In September 2004 Guy Marriott and Tony Salter joined the company bringing in the level of international management expertise needed to continue and accelerate this expansion. AngloINFO grew rapidly following this and, in August 2006, Elderstreet Investments Limited took a shareholding in the business as part of its ongoing global development strategy. Elderstreet are represented on the board by Paul Frew who brings with him extensive media and technology industry experience.

Operating Businesses

The majority of AngloINFO's local operating businesses are independent franchise operations which are individually owned and managed by the franchisees and their teams. By combining this independent entrepreneurial structure with a highly centralised infrastructure and detailed methodology, AngloINFO combines the advantages of larger company investment and management structure with a highly-motivated local presence.

For strategic and historical reasons, a number of AngloINFO's regional operating businesses are wholly or partly owned by AngloINFO, with AngloINFO Riviera, AngloINFO Provence and AngloINFO Languedoc managed by AngloINFO employees, operating as independent entities.

The People

AngloINFO operations are managed by a five-person management board comprising the Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Information Officer, the Editorial Director and a non-Executive Director. The editorial and IT teams are based in two offices in the South of France with general management, business development and central advertising located at AngloINFO's head offices in Oxfordshire, England.

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