Jean Gachassin,
President of the
French Tennis
Federation (left) and
Tim Clark, President
of Emirates Airline,
signing the agreement
for Emirates’ five year
sponsorship of Roland
Garros Tournament
in Paris.
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mirates Airline
has been
appointed an
Official Partner
of the Roland
Garros Tennis
Tournament for five years,
starting with this year’s
which runs from 21 May to
9 June.
“Appropriately named
after the famed French
aviation pioneer and tennis
supporter, Roland Garros,
this tournament is a natural
extension of our existing
tennis sponsorship portfolio.
Watched by millions around
the globe this acclaimed clay
court championship is the
perfect platform with which
to align our brand,” said Tim
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Clark, President of Emirates
Airline. “The global following
for tennis is extensive. You
don’t have to play tennis to
be a fan of and appreciate
the dedication needed to be
one of the world’s best players,” he added.
“We are particularly
delighted and also proud to
welcome an international
brand such as Emirates
amongst our official partners,” said Jean Gachassin,
President of the Fédération
Française de Tennis. “The
arrival of Emirates fits in perfectly with our development
and partnership strategy of
aiming to expand our global
reach.”
As part of the partnership,
new members
for CIPA
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Emirates will benefit from
significant branding of the
Philippe Chatrier Centre
Court, as well as panels
on competition courts. The
sponsorship of Roland Garros is the airline’s third tennis
sponsorship in Europe after
the Italian Open announced
last year and the Barcelona
Open revealed in March
2013. Other major tennis
competitions sponsored by
Emirates around the world
include the US Open, the
Rogers Cup, BNP Paribas
Open and the Dubai Duty
Free Tennis Championship.
Emirates is also the Official
Airline of the ATP World Tour
and sponsor of Emirates ATP
rankings..
he Cyprus Investment Promotion
Agency (CIPA) has three new
members, following the resignation
of Andreas Sophocleous, Nikos Rotos
and Michalis Avraam. The first two
had been appointed during the final
hours of the Christofias government
in February. President Anastasiades
has replaced them with lawyer Elias Neocleous, Michael
Pilikos, Director-General of the Cyprus Employers and
Industrialists Federation, and Energy Consultant George
Demetriou. Christodoulos Angastiniotis remains as
Chairman. The other members are Christos Mavrellis,
Marios Klitou, Charis Papacharalambous (Director-General
of CIPA), Charis Anastasiou, Christis Christoforou, Evegnios
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