ARTHUR SADOUN
- Chairman of the Management Board
Born on May 23, 1971, of French nationality
First appointment: June 1, 2017
Expiry of term of office: September 14, 2026
Number of shares held: 213,102
Publicis Groupe SA
133, avenue des Champs-Élysées 75008 Paris France
Biography
Arthur Sadoun, a graduate of the European Business School and holder of an MBA from INSEAD, the European Institute of Business Administration, started his career at the age of 21, creating his own advertising agency in Chile that he would later sell to BBDO. He joined the TBWA network (Omnicom) in 1997 and was appointed CEO of TBWA/Paris in 2003. In 2006, he joined Publicis Groupe as CEO of Publicis Conseil, the Groupe’s flagship founded by Marcel Bleustein‑Blanchet. He was appointed Chairman of Publicis France in 2009 then promoted to CEO of the Publicis Worldwide network in 2013. In 2015, he was appointed CEO of Publicis Communications, the creative solutions arm of Publicis Groupe. He has been Chairman of the Management Board of Publicis Groupe SA since June 1, 2017. Arthur Sadoun was made a “Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite” in 2014 and named “Director of the Year” by Advertising Age in 2016. He was made a “Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur” in 2021.
Other offices and positions held within the Groupe
- Chairman and Chief Executive Officer: Publicis Conseil SA (France)
- Director: MMS USA Holdings, Inc. (United States)
Main offices and positions held outside the Groupe
Independent Director: Carrefour SA, listed company (France)
Offices held outside the Groupe in the last five years
Office listed above