Longines and FEI press conference and official signing ceremony

1/9/2013

A press conference to mark the official signing ceremony of the historic long-term partnership between Swiss watchmaker Longines and the FEI will take place at 12.00 CET on Tuesday 15 January at the Lausanne Palace Hotel in Lausanne, Switzerland.

The FEI will be represented by its President HRH Princess Haya. Mrs Nayla Hayek, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Swatch Group, will attend on behalf of Longines. Juan-Carlos Capelli, Vice-President and Head of International Marketing at Longines, and FEI Secretary General Ingmar De Vos will also be on the top table.

The signing ceremony, which will be conducted by HRH Princess Haya and Mrs Hayek, will immediately follow the press conference.

Media wishing to attend are requested to contact the FEI Press Relations Department by email to press@fei.org by 17.00 CET on Friday 11 January.

What: Longines and FEI press conference and official signing ceremony
When: Tuesday 15 January at 12.00
Where: Lausanne Palace Hotel, Lausanne, Switzerland

For more information contact: Ruth Grundy
Manager Press Relations
ruth.grundy@fei.org
+41 78 750 61 45

Malina Gueorguiev
Manager Press Relations
Malina.gueorguiev@fei.org
+41 78 750 61 33

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