Universal Registration Document 2021

Chapter 3. Governance and compensation

/ Table 2 (AMF nomenclature) summary table of the compensation for each executive corporate officer (in euros)

In general, the compensation paid corresponds to the fixed compensation for the specified year and the variable portion corresponds to that of the previous year.

No multi-year variable compensation, exceptional compensation or compensation awarded for serving as a director was paid to corporate officers.

  2021 – Amounts 2020 – Amounts
  Awarded Paid Awarded Paid
Management Board        
Arthur Sadoun, Chairman of the Management Board        
Fixed compensation 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 850,000
Annual variable compensation(1) 1,900,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 1,400,000
Benefits in kind(2) - - - -
Total 2,900,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 2,250,000
Jean-Michel Etienne, Executive Vice-President – Groupe Finance Member of the Management Board until December 31, 2020        
Fixed compensation - - 840,000 840,000
Annual variable compensation(3) - 777,000 777,000 672,000
Loyalty bonus(4) - - 1,000 1,000
Benefits in kind(2) - - - -
Total - 777,000 1,618,000 1,513,000
Anne-Gabrielle Heilbronner, Secretary General        
Fixed compensation 600,000 600,000 600,000 540,000
Annual variable compensation(5) 600,000 600,000 600,000 480,000
Benefits in kind(2) - - - -
Job loss insurance(6) 12,357 12,357 12,357 12,357
Total 1,212,357 1,212,357 1,212,357 1,032 357
Steve King, member of the Management Board(7)        
Fixed compensation 1,048,077 1 048 077 1,012,869 911,582
Annual variable compensation(8) 1,676,923 1,676,923 1,620,590 1 134,413
Supplementary pension plan 55,259 55,259 53,402 53,402
Benefits in kind(2) - - - -
Total(7) 2,780,259 2,780,259 2,686,861 2,099,397
Michel-Alain Proch, Groupe Chief Financial Officer Member of the Management Board from January 15, 2021        
Fixed compensation 573,810 573,810 - -
Annual variable compensation(9) 600,000 - - -
Benefits in kind(2) - - - -
Total 1,173,810 573,810 - -
  • (1) The variable compensation criteria for the year 2020 and their achievement levels are presented in Section 3.2.2.4 of the 2020 Universal Registration Document. The criteria for variable compensation for the year 2021 and their achievement levels are presented in Section 3.2.2.4 of this document.
  • (2) Benefits in kind relating to the use of a company-provided vehicle are not mentioned if they are for an immaterial amount.
  • (3) The variable compensation criteria for the year 2020 and their achievement levels are presented in Section 3.2.2.5 of the 2020 Universal Registration Document.
  • (4) Loyalty bonus paid for length of service with the Groupe (20 years).
  • (5) The variable compensation criteria for the year 2020 and their achievement levels are presented in Section 3.2.2.6 of the 2020 Universal Registration Document. The criteria for variable compensation for the year 2021 and their achievement levels are presented in Section 3.2.2.5 of this document.
  • (6) As the French unemployment office (Pôle Emploi) does not cover it, Publicis Groupe took out insurance for its corporate officers.
  • (7) Compensation determined and paid in pounds sterling. The translation into euros was carried out at the average rate of 1 GBP = 1.12541 EUR in 2020 and at the average rate of 1 GBP = 1.16453 EUR in 2021.
  • (8) The variable compensation criteria for the year 2020 and their achievement levels are presented in Section 3.2.2.7 of the 2020 Universal Registration Document. The criteria for variable compensation for the year 2021 and their achievement levels are presented in Section 3.2.2.6 of this document.
  • (9) The criteria for variable compensation for the year 2021 and their achievement levels are presented in Section 3.2.2.7 of this document.