Pablo Mazzei appointed Executive Vice President with responsibility for Latin America

26 January, 2010

Metro   International   S.A.  ("Metro  International"  or  "the  Company"),  the
international  newspaper  group,  today  announced  that  Pablo Mazzei, Regional
Director  for Metro's  operations in  Latin American  and Managing  Director for
Chile, has been appointed Executive Vice President with responsibility for Latin
America.  Mr. Mazzei will  continue to be  Managing Director for  Chile and take
part in the six-person strong Executive Management team.
Mr.  Mazzei has extensive experience from  working in the advertising market. He
joined  Metro from a  position as Managing  Director of Carlson Marketing Group,
where  he was responsible  for establishing the  operation in Chile. Previous to
this, Mr. Mazzei held a number of positions within the consumer product industry
at  different companies, Sara  Lee, Shell and  CCU to mention  a few. Mr. Mazzei
holds  a degree in  Business from Pontificia  Universidad Católica University in
Santiago,  Chile and subsequently an MBA from IESE Business School in Barcelona,
Spain.
Per Mikael Jensen, CEO and President of Metro International says: "I am
delighted to promote Mr. Mazzei to Executive Vice President. He has for several
years shown us what strong competencies he possesses. Under the supervision of
Mr. Mazzei, Metro has been expanded geographically as well as by the launch of
new brand extensions. Mr. Mazzei will continue to grow Metro further in Latin
America, which is one of the most important measures toward realizing Metro's
strategy for long-term growth."

For further information please contact:

Per Mikael Jensen, CEO and President             Tel: +44 20 7016 1300


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