Universal Registration Document 2021

Chapter 3. Governance and compensation

3.1.3 Management Board

3.1.3.1 Composition of the Management Board at December 31, 2021

The Company’s bylaws provide that the Management Board must have between two and seven members. The members of the Management Board are appointed by the Supervisory Board for four-year terms. They may be reappointed.

The Management Board has been chaired by Arthur Sadoun since June 1, 2017. He succeeded Maurice Lévy, who became Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Publicis Groupe.

The Management Board was reappointed by the Supervisory Board on September 12, 2018. Accordingly, Arthur Sadoun as Chairman of the Management Board, Anne-Gabrielle Heilbronner and Steve King were reappointed for a four-year term at the end of their terms of office.

At its meeting of November 25, 2020, the Supervisory Board appointed Michel-Alain Proch as a member of the Management Board as from January 15, 2021, replacing Jean-Michel Etienne, whose term of office ended on December 31, 2020.

At December 31, 2021, the Management Board had four members: Arthur Sadoun, (Chairman), Anne-Gabrielle Heilbronner, Steve King, Michel-Alain Proch.

The table below provides a summary of the Management Board’s composition as at December 31, 2021 :

  Personal information Experience Position within the Management Board Meeting Attendance
  Age (1) Gender Nationality Number of Publicis Groupe SA shares held(1) Total number of offices held in listed companies First appointment Years on the Management Board End of term of office Individual attendance rate at Management Board meetings
Arthur Sadoun Chairman of the Management Board 50 M French 136,511 2 06/01/2017 4 09/14/2022 100%
Anne-Gabrielle Heilbronner 52 F French 16,108 2 09/15/2014 7 09/14/2022 100%
Steve King 62 M British 45,641 1 06/01/2017 4 09/14/2022 93%
Michel-Alain Proch 51 M French 20,703 2 01/15/2021 1 09/14/2022 100%

(1) At December 31, 2021. M: Male – F: Female

Changes to the composition of the Management Board in 2021

With the exception of the appointment of Michel-Alain Proch as a member of the Management Board as of January 15, 2021, there was no change in the composition of the Management Board in 2021.