Thibaut Cartier appointed president of SNE’s Usages commerciaux commission

The Reader Times desk 31 October 2026 Based on Livres Hebdo reporting

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Thibaut Cartier, director general of Media Diffusion, has been elected to lead the Syndicat national de l'édition’s Usages commerciaux commission, succeeding Eric Leblanc.

Media Diffusion’s director general Thibaut Cartier was elected president of the Usages commerciaux commission of the Syndicat national de l’édition (SNE).

Cartier takes over the role from former president Eric Leblanc, who had overseen the commission’s work on commercial practices within the French publishing sector.