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New president for France’s FFM

Leathergoods industry body the Fédération Française de la Maroquinerie (FFM) has named Frédérique Laval as its new president. She takes over from Arnaud Haefelin, who headed the organisation from 2015 to 2019 and, again, from 2021 to 2026. For... Free Content

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