Proximy accelerates its growth strategy with the appointment of Chaker Challal as Head of Business Development.
- DORINE FROMENTIN
- 4 hours ago
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Press release
Paris, 2 April 2025
Proximy, a division of the Riccobono Group's sales department, announces that Mr Chaker Challal will take up the position of Head of Business Development on 1 April 2025.
Chaker Challal brings more than 15 years of experience in the transport and logistics sector to the company.
A graduate with a Master II in Marketing Engineering, he has held strategic positions at Relais Colis and Chronopost, where he demonstrated his expertise in key account management, acquisition and the negotiation of complex contracts.
Thanks to his remarkable career, he has managed important customer portfolios and developed innovative business strategies that have led to significant revenue growth.
Chaker Challal will report directly to Jérôme Mancellon, CEO of Proximy, and will be responsible for identifying new growth drivers and supporting Proximy's new activities.
Proximy has always been known for its expertise in press distribution and is now accelerating its development by diversifying its activities beyond its core business. The company is determined to open up new perspectives and is currently exploring services and offerings that complement its traditional business (see press release dated February 2025: opper, France Routage and Proximy launch La Fabrique: An innovative platform for transforming media management), as well as complementary sectors, in particular urban logistics, parcel delivery and other value-added transport solutions. This expansion strategy is in line with market developments and aims to consolidate Proximy's position as a key player in the mobility and courier services sector in France.
About Proximy
Proximy, the market leader in newspaper distribution in the Île-de-France region and the Oise department, is a major player in the industry committed to innovation and optimising its services to help its customers improve their last-mile performance.
About the RICCOBONO Group
The Riccobono Group has been in the printing business for five generations and is the French market leader in its traditional field of newspaper printing. The group has developed into a major player in rotogravure and heatset offset printing for magazines, catalogues and brochures. The group is also one of the leading providers of distribution and delivery services in the Île-de-France region and, with its press warehouse and finishing department for brochure binding and dispatch, is a major player in the Oise region.
The group has the largest machine park in the European graphics industry, consisting of modern, market-oriented machines.
The in-house research and development department, LAB, enables the development of new skills such as coating for the production of printable, very thin, heat-sealable paper for distribution in the graphic arts sector, but also paper with numerous properties for other industries.
Today, the Riccobono Group employs more than 2,700 people and has a turnover of almost 250 million euros.
CSR policy is embedded in all of the group's strategic decisions. The guiding principle of ‘enabling access for as many people as possible’ reflects its strong commitment to social, societal, environmental and democratic issues.
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Press contact:
Jean-Clément TEXIER
Coficom: +33 (0)6 60 68 93 95
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