PUBLICIS COMMUNICATIONS ANNOUNCES KEY APPOINTMENTS AS IT ACCELERATES ON ITS TRANSFORMATION
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PUBLICIS COMMUNICATIONS ANNOUNCES KEY APPOINTMENTS AS IT ACCELERATES ON ITS
TRANSFORMATION
PARIS - September 22, 2016 - Nine months after its creation, Publicis
Communications, one of Publicis Groupe's [Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40]
four Solution Hubs, has built strong foundations in the market place, with a run
of global new business wins since the beginning of the year, including P&G Dish
Care, GSK, Walmart and Hewlett Packard Enterprises.
In order to accelerate on this early momentum, Publicis Communications' CEO
Arthur Sadoun announces a series of appointments:
At the global Publicis Communications level, Sadoun and Alan Herrick, CEO
Publicis.Sapient, have promoted Carla Serrano and Bill Kanarick to the role of
Co-Chief Strategy Officers of Publicis Communications. This appointment extends
their existing responsibilities as CEO Publicis New York and Chief Strategy
Officer Publicis.Sapient. They will work on continuing the joint strategic
approach that leverages the unique fusion of Publicis Communications and
Publicis.Sapient, to build rich consumer experiences infused by creativity,
intelligence and technology for clients and advance Publicis Communications'
role as a marketing transformation partner.
At Saatchi & Saatchi, led by CEO Robert Senior, Kate Stanners is appointed
Global Chairwoman. This comes in addition to her current role as Global Chief
Creative Officer, Saatchi & Saatchi.
At Leo Burnett, Judy John, CEO & CCO Leo Burnett Canada, who will retain the CEO
title for Leo Burnett Canada, is named Chief Creative Officer, North America.
Brent Nelsen, who works with John in Canada as EVP, Chief Strategy Officer, will
take on the role of Chief Strategic Officer, Leo Burnett, North America. They
join the leadership team formed by Rich Stoddart, Global CEO, Leo Burnett and
Mark Tutssel, Global Chief Creative Officer, Leo Burnett and Creative Chairman
of Publicis Communications.
At Publicis Worldwide, Valérie Henaff is named Global President, in addition to
her role as CEO of Publicis Conseil, the network's flagship agency. In this role
she will work alongside Bruno Bertelli, Global Chief Creative Officer, Publicis
Worldwide, and Sadoun, who continues to fulfill the role of CEO of Publicis
Worldwide.
The local management teams in Publicis Communications' markets are being further
reinforced, notably in North America, where Andrew Bruce is named CEO Publicis
Communications NA, Kurt Ritter will serve as the region's Chairman and Suellen
Ravanas is promoted to the role of Chief Finance Officer, Publicis
Communications NA.
To further facilitate collaboration at the local level, Loris Nold and Justin
Billingsley are appointed Chief Operating Officers, Publicis Communications.
Nold will focus on operations in Asia and MEA, while Billingsley will be
responsible for Latin America and Europe.
Sadoun commented: ''Our ambition is to be our clients' indispensable creative
partner in their transformation. With these appointments, we are creating closer
ties with Publicis.Sapient to deliver the interdependent model of the future to
all of our clients. We are strengthening our leadership teams to continue to
raise the bar for creative excellence. And last but not least, we are
reinforcing the spirit of the Power of One, by simplifying our structures at
local level to foster greater collaboration and seamless access to resources. In
just 9 months our approach has delivered some fantastic results, and I know that
with these latest moves the best is yet to come.''
About Publicis Communications
Publicis Communications is one of the four solutions hubs of Publicis Groupe
[Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40], alongside Publicis Media,
Publicis.Sapient and Publicis Healthcare. Led by Arthur Sadoun, CEO, Publicis
Communications unites the Groupe's creative offering: Publicis Worldwide, Leo
Burnett, Saatchi & Saatchi, BBH, Fallon, Marcel, Prodigious, a global production
leader, and MSLGROUP, specialized in strategic communications. Present in 20
markets, Publicis Communications aims to be the indispensable creative partner
in their clients' transformation. Publicis Communications draws upon the
expertise of over 30,000 employees.
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McCallum Communications 44 43 69 51
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