Stephane Clair, new director of the Paul Ricard circuit

Stephane Clair, boss of Neveu Pelletier Organization (NPO), will also take on the post of director of the Paul Ricard circuit from September 26, under the chairmanship of Claude Sage. Succeeding Gerard Neveu at the head of the famous Var circuit, Stephane Clair will be "in charge of development …

Stephane Clair, boss of Neveu Pelletier Organization (NPO), will also take on the post of director of the Paul Ricard circuit from September 26, under the chairmanship of Claude Sage. Succeeding Gerard Neveu at the head of the famous Var circuit, Stephane Clair will be "in charge of commercial development within the framework of" Destination Castellet "which concerns the airport, the two hotels and the restaurants", indicates the circuit.

Stephane Clair (right) alongside Jean-Pierre Bonato

Born in Nice and domiciled for several years a few kilometers from Le Castellet, Stephane Clair will also bring "his experience in the organization of car-motorcycle competitions and general public events, and of his national and international networks", adds NPO.

40-year-old Stephane Clair is passionate about motorsports and motorcycle competitor who began his professional career as an independent television host-producer (La 5, France 3). He then turned to aviation as head of public relations and communication as well as commercial development of Marseille-Provence Airport..

SAS Excelis Circuit Paul Ricard

The Paul Ricard HTTT Circuit is owned by Excelis, a simplified joint stock company (SAS) with a capital of 37.5 million euros based in Le Castellet and registered in Toulon. Chaired by the foreign company Castelet Investment Holdings LTD domiciled in Mauritius and headed by Claude Sage, SAS Excelis reported in 2009 a turnover of 10.6 million euros for a loss of 2.5 millions.

In 1995, he joined the Alice Events agency as project manager and became its vice-president ten years later. In 2002, with the help of communicator Jean-Pierre Bonato, he launched the first Professional Motorcycle and Scooter Days (JPMS), which became an unmissable event for professionals in the sector and will celebrate their 10th anniversary at the end of January 2012 In Lyon.

When Alice Evenement was bought by GL Events in 2009, he took over the presidency of NPO, promoter and organizer of two rounds of the FIA-FIM World Rally Raid Championship (Tunisia and Morocco), and chose the Paul Ricard circuit to organize the first "Motorcycle event of the year" (read and).

The next motorcycle meetings organized by NPO

• OiLibya Rally of Morocco 2011 : October 16 to 22, start / finish in Ouarzazate with an exceptional plateau and a route more varied than ever between Atlas and large dunes of the south (race director: Stephane Clair)
• Professional days Moto Quad Scooter (JPMS): the unmissable event for professionals which will celebrate its 10th anniversary on January 29 and 30, 2012 at Lyon Eurexpo
• Motorcycle event of the year on the Circuit Paul Ricard (Easter weekend on April 8 and 9, 2012)

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