DANIEL FILIPACCHI

'Daniel Filipachi' is the son of Henri Filipacchi, a director at Hachette and the inventor of Hachette's ''Livre de Poche'' brand of pocketbooks. He was for many years a photographer for Paris Match magazine and friend of René Char, as well as a jazz concert promoter and founder of Mood Records. He was also an associate of publisher Franck Ténot. He then became deputy chairman of Hachette Filipacchi Publication [1], the worlds largest magazine and publishing group.
He was also chairman and the creator of several successful magazines, including: Paris Match, France Dimanche, Télé 7 Jours, Photo Magazine, Newlook and other men's magazines in France such as: ''Lui'' and the French edition of ''Playboy''.
He has three children, Craig, Mimi and the American novelist Amanda Filipacchi.