Steve King
- Member of the Management Board
Born on August 8, 1959, of British nationality
First appointment: June 1, 2017
Expiry of term of office: September 14, 2022
Number of shares held: 45,641
Publicis Groupe SA
133, avenue des Champs-Élysées 75008 Paris France
Biography
As Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Publicis Groupe, Steve King is responsible for the development of marketing transformation expertise throughout the Groupe. As part of this work, he is tasked with coordinating Groupe global services covering media, commerce, content and production. Steve King is a member of the Management Board of Publicis Groupe SA, of the Management Committee and of the US Executive Committee. He is also Chairman of the new EMEA Executive Committee. He was previously Global CEO of Publicis Media, creating an organization bringing together the Zenith, Starcom, Digitas, Spark Foundry and Performics brands, which were sources of growth, new clients and operational success for the Groupe. Before heading Publicis Media, he was CEO of ZenithOptimedia Worldwide and was one of the founders, in 1988, of Zenith Media, an agency which revolutionized the sector. Recognized throughout the profession, he is often interviewed to analyze market trends and present his views on major issues facing the media. He was included in the Power List of Adweek magazine in 2016-2018 and is also a member of the Board of Directors of The Paley Center for Media.
Other offices and positions held within the Groupe
- Director: Publicis Media, Inc. (United States), VNC Communications, Inc.(United States), Digitas, Inc. (United States), Publicis Media Limited (United Kingdom), Zenith International (Media) Ltd (United Kingdom), Applied Media Logic Ltd (South Africa), Nurun Crazy Labs SLU (Spain), Leo Burnett Iberia SLU
(Spain), Publicis Comunicacion Espana SLU (Spain) - Management Board member: Apex Exchange, LLC (United States)
Main offices and positions held outside the Groupe
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Offices held outside the Groupe in the last five years
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