Afnic,the company behind .FR domain extension,announced that at the annual general meeting held on 7/06,2013 , a new board and a new Chairman were elected.

You can read the announcement after the jump :

"The Annual General Meeting of Afnic, the registry for the .fr TLD, was held on June 7. The terms of office of the five elected members of its board of directors were renewed. In addition, Emmanuel Sartorius, a new representative for the French National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control (INRIA) replaced Jean-Pierre Dardayrol.

The Board of Directors is the main decision-taking body of Afnic, and has extensive powers to take any initiatives not reserved for the General Assembly of Members. It consists of five representatives nominated by the founding members and five elected representatives, their terms of office being renewed every three years.

The following were elected at the General Meeting of June 7:

Two members for the “Registrars” college:

- Eric Lantonnet for ASCIO Technologies

- Frédéric Guillemaut for Mailclub

For the "Users" college, two members were elected, namely;

- Sébastien Bachollet in his individual capacity

-  David Irving Tayer in his individual capacity

For the International College, one member was elected:

- Lala Andriamampianina of the NIC Madagascar

Moreover, the current Chairman of Afnic, Jean-Pierre Dardayrol chose not to seek a second term. The Chairman of the French National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control (INRIA) appointed Emmanuel Sartorius as his successor in the role of INRIA representative.

Emmanuel Sartorius, elected President by the Afnic Board, said, "Under the leadership of Jean-Pierre Dardayrol, Afnic had adopted professional governance system, and its role as the registry for the .fr TLD was renewed.  I am extremely pleased to be able to pursue those initiatives, and serve the interests of all the stakeholders of the Internet in France."