3.1.2.3 Presentation of the Directors
The profiles below present Directors, their experience and skills, and their main offices and positions over the last five years, to the Company’s knowledge(1).
The information below is as of December 31, 2024.
ARTHUR SADOUN
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Born on May 23, 1971, of French nationality
First appointment: May 29, 2024
Expiry of term of office:
2028 Annual Ordinary General
Shareholders’ Meeting
Number of shares held:
267,339
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. On June 1, 2017, he was appointed Chairman of the Management Board of Publicis Groupe SA. On May 29, 2024, Arthur Sadoun was named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
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 | Offices held outside the Groupe | Positions held outside the Groupe in the last five years |
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Other offices and positions held within the Groupe Director: MMS USA Holdings, Inc. (United States) |
Offices held outside the Groupe Independent Director: Carrefour SA, listed company (France) |
Positions held outside the Groupe in the last five years Positions listed above |
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CSR: Societal commitment |
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