Serge Crasnianski

Serge Crasnianski (born 3 July 1942) is a French entrepreneur who founded the Grenoble-based Key Independent System (KIS) in 1963.

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He was CEO between 1998 and late 2007, when he was ousted from this position by a group of major shareholders following a decline in the profitability of the Group (it made a pre-tax loss of £6.3 million in the year to 30 April 2008)[1] He was reappointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director in May 2009.

During this year, the Group’s loss-making wholesale photo-processing labs business was also sold.

[2] Crasnianski remains the largest shareholder in Photo-Me International, with a holding of 22.11% as at 30 April 2010.