MICHEL‑ALAIN PROCH
- Member of the Management Board (until February 8, 2024)
Born on April 18, 1970, of French nationality
First appointment: January 15, 2021
Expiry of term of office:September 14, 2026
Number of shares held: 25,500
Publicis Groupe SA
133, avenue des Champs-Élysées 75008 Paris France
Biography
Michel‑Alain Proch joined Publicis Groupe in January 2021 as a member of the Management Board and took up the position of Groupe Chief Financial Officer in February 2021. He has been Vice‑Chair of the Board of Directors of Maisons du Monde since March 2020. Michel‑Alain Proch previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Ingenico from February 2019 until the acquisition of the company by Worldline in November 2020, and since then advised its Chair and Chief Executive Officer on the integration of the two companies. He previously held the position of Senior Executive Vice‑President and Chief Digital Officer of Atos Groupe in 2018, after leading the group’s operations in North America from 2015 to 2017. As Executive Vice‑President and Chief Financial Officer of Atos, from 2007 to 2015, he led several major acquisitions and successfully co‑piloted the IPO of Worldline. He was also named best CFO (Europe, software and IT services) by Extel for four consecutive years. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Worldline until 2016. He previously held management positions at Hermès in France and the United States for eight years. He began his career as a consultant at Deloitte & Touche in France and the United Kingdom.
Other offices and positions held within the Groupe
- Groupe Chief Financial Officer: Publicis Groupe SA
- Chair and Chair of the Executive Committee: Multi Market Services France Holdings SAS (France)
- Chair: Publicis Finance Services SAS (France)
- Chair of the Board of Directors of the insurance captive: Publicis Ré SA (France)
- Representative of Multi Market Services France Holdings SAS, Chair: Ologir SAS (France)
- Chairman and Director: MMS Canada Holdings Inc. (Canada), TMG MacManus Canada Inc. (Canada)
- Chairman of the Board of Directors: MMS Italy Holdings Srl (Italy), MMS México Holdings, S de RL de CV (Mexico), SWELG Holding AB (Sweden)
- Director: Multi Market Services Australia Holdings Pty Ltd (Australia), MMS Multi‑Market Services Ireland DAC (Ireland), MMS Multi Euro Services DAC (Ireland), MMS Netherlands Holdings BV (Netherlands), Publicis Groupe Holdings BV (Netherlands), Zenith International (Media) Ltd (United Kingdom), Lion Re:Sources UK Ltd (United Kingdom), MMS UK Holdings
Ltd (United Kingdom), Saatchi & Saatchi Holdings Ltd (United Kingdom), Profitero UK Ltd (United Kingdom), MMS USA Holdings, Inc. (United States) - Co‑manager: MMS Germany Holdings GmbH (Germany), Multi Market Services Spain Holdings, SLU (Spain), Lion Resources Iberia, SLU (Spain)
Main offices and positions held outside the Groupe
- Vice‑Chair of the Board of Directors, independent director, Chair of the Audit Committee and member of the Nominating and Compensation Committee: Maisons du Monde SA, listed company (France)
- Member of the Supervisory Board: Iris Capital Management SAS (France)
Offices held outside the Groupe in the last five years
Office listed above as well as the following offices:
- Chairman: Banks and Acquirers International Holding SAS (France) (term ended in 2020), Ingenico Business Support SAS (France) (term ended in 2020)
- Chief Executive Officer: Banks and Acquirers International Holding SAS (France) (term ended in 2020), Ingenico Banks and Acquirers France SAS (France) (term ended in 2020), Retail International Holding SAS (France) (term ended in 2020)
- Director: Ingenico Holdings Asia II Ltd (Hong Kong) (term ended in 2019), Ingenico Holdings Asia Ltd (Hong Kong) (term ended in 2020), Ingenico Business Support Americas, S de RL de CV (Mexico) (term ended in 2019), Ingenico International Pte Ltd (Singapore) (term ended in 2019), Fujian Landi Commercial Equipment Co., Ltd (China) (term ended in 2020), Ingenico Corp. (United States) (term ended in 2020), Ingenico Inc (United States (term ended in 2020), Ingenico Retail Enterprise US Inc (United States) (term ended in 2019), Stichting Beheer Derdengelden Ingenico Financial Solutions (Netherlands) (term ended in 2021), Bambora Top Holding AB (Sweden) (term ended in 2020)
- Member of the Supervisory Board: Global Collect Services BV (Netherlands) (term ended in 2021)