(the criterion is considered met when it is identified by ✔ and not met when it is identified by X)
| Employee corporate officer during the last 5 years | Crossdirectorships | Significant business relationships | Family ties | Statutory Auditors during the last 5 years | Period of office exceeding 12 years | Status of nonexecutive officer | Status of the major shareholder | Qualification applied by the Board | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur SadounChairman and Chief Executive Officer | Arthur SadounChairman and Chief Executive OfficerEmployee corporate officer during the last 5 yearsnot met |
Arthur SadounChairman and Chief Executive Officer Crossdirectorships met |
Arthur SadounChairman and Chief Executive Officer Significant business relationships met |
Arthur SadounChairman and Chief Executive OfficerFamily tiesmet | Arthur SadounChairman and Chief Executive OfficerStatutory Auditors during the last 5 yearsmet |
Arthur SadounChairman and Chief Executive OfficerPeriod of office exceeding 12 years met |
Arthur SadounChairman and Chief Executive Officer Status of nonexecutive officer met |
Arthur SadounChairman and Chief Executive Officer Status of the major shareholder met |
Arthur SadounChairman and Chief Executive Officer Qualification applied by the Board Not independent |
| Élisabeth BadinterVice-Chair | Élisabeth BadinterVice-ChairEmployee corporate officer during the last 5 yearsmet |
Élisabeth BadinterVice-Chair Crossdirectorships met |
Élisabeth BadinterVice-Chair Significant business relationships met |
Élisabeth BadinterVice-ChairFamily tiesnot met | Élisabeth BadinterVice-ChairStatutory Auditors during the last 5 yearsmet |
Élisabeth BadinterVice-ChairPeriod of office exceeding 12 years not met |
Élisabeth BadinterVice-Chair Status of nonexecutive officer met |
Élisabeth BadinterVice-Chair Status of the major shareholder not met |
Élisabeth BadinterVice-Chair Qualification applied by the Board Not independent |
| Simon Badinter | Simon Badinter Employee corporateofficer during the last 5 yearsmet |
Simon Badinter Crossdirectorships met |
Simon Badinter Significant business relationships met |
Simon Badinter Family tiesnot met |
Simon Badinter Statutory Auditorsduring the last 5 yearsmet |
Simon Badinter Period of officeexceeding 12 years not met |
Simon Badinter Status of nonexecutive officer met |
Simon Badinter Status of the major shareholder met |
Simon Badinter Qualification applied by the Board Not independent |
| Jean Charest | Jean CharestEmployee corporate officer during the last 5 yearsmet |
Jean Charest Crossdirectorships met |
Jean Charest Significant business relationships met |
Jean CharestFamily tiesmet | Jean CharestStatutory Auditors during the last 5 yearsmet |
Jean CharestPeriod of office exceeding 12 years met |
Jean Charest Status of nonexecutive officer met |
Jean Charest Status of the major shareholder met |
Jean Charest Qualification applied by the Board Independent |
| Sophie Dulac | Sophie DulacEmployee corporate officer during the last 5 yearsmet |
Sophie Dulac Crossdirectorships met |
Sophie Dulac Significant business relationships met |
Sophie DulacFamily tiesnot met | Sophie DulacStatutory Auditors during the last 5 yearsmet |
Sophie DulacPeriod of office exceeding 12 years not met |
Sophie Dulac Status of nonexecutive officer met |
Sophie Dulac Status of the major shareholder met |
Sophie Dulac Qualification applied by the Board Not independent |
| Thomas H. Glocer | Thomas H. Glocer Employee corporateofficer during the last 5 yearsmet |
Thomas H. Glocer Crossdirectorships met |
Thomas H. Glocer Significant business relationships met |
Thomas H. Glocer Family tiesmet |
Thomas H. Glocer Statutory Auditorsduring the last 5 yearsmet |
Thomas H. Glocer Period of officeexceeding 12 years met |
Thomas H. Glocer Status of nonexecutive officer met |
Thomas H. Glocer Status of the major shareholder met |
Thomas H. Glocer Qualification applied by the Board Independent |
| Marie-Josée Kravis | Marie-Josée KravisEmployee corporate officer during the last 5 yearsmet |
Marie-Josée Kravis Crossdirectorships met |
Marie-Josée Kravis Significant business relationships met |
Marie-Josée KravisFamily tiesmet | Marie-Josée KravisStatutory Auditors during the last 5 yearsmet |
Marie-Josée KravisPeriod of office exceeding 12 years not met |
Marie-Josée Kravis Status of nonexecutive officer met |
Marie-Josée Kravis Status of the major shareholder met |
Marie-Josée Kravis Qualification applied by the Board Independent |
| André Kudelski | André KudelskiEmployee corporate officer during the last 5 yearsmet |
André Kudelski Crossdirectorships met |
André Kudelski Significant business relationships met |
André KudelskiFamily tiesmet | André KudelskiStatutory Auditors during the last 5 yearsmet |
André KudelskiPeriod of office exceeding 12 years met |
André Kudelski Status of nonexecutive officer met |
André Kudelski Status of the major shareholder met |
André Kudelski Qualification applied by the Board Independent |
| Suzan LeVine | Suzan LeVineEmployee corporate officer during the last 5 yearsmet |
Suzan LeVine Crossdirectorships met |
Suzan LeVine Significant business relationships met |
Suzan LeVineFamily tiesmet | Suzan LeVineStatutory Auditors during the last 5 yearsmet |
Suzan LeVinePeriod of office exceeding 12 years met |
Suzan LeVine Status of nonexecutive officer met |
Suzan LeVine Status of the major shareholder met |
Suzan LeVine Qualification applied by the Board Independent |
| Antonella Mei-Pochtler | Antonella Mei-PochtlerEmployee corporate officer during the last 5 yearsmet |
Antonella Mei-Pochtler Crossdirectorships met |
Antonella Mei-Pochtler Significant business relationships met |
Antonella Mei-PochtlerFamily tiesmet | Antonella Mei-PochtlerStatutory Auditors during the last 5 yearsmet |
Antonella Mei-PochtlerPeriod of office exceeding 12 years met |
Antonella Mei-Pochtler Status of nonexecutive officer met |
Antonella Mei-Pochtler Status of the major shareholder met |
Antonella Mei-Pochtler Qualification applied by the Board Independent |
| Tidjane Thiam | Tidjane ThiamEmployee corporate officer during the last 5 yearsmet |
Tidjane Thiam Crossdirectorships met |
Tidjane Thiam Significant business relationships met |
Tidjane ThiamFamily tiesmet | Tidjane ThiamStatutory Auditors during the last 5 yearsmet |
Tidjane ThiamPeriod of office exceeding 12 years met |
Tidjane Thiam Status of nonexecutive officer met |
Tidjane Thiam Status of the major shareholder met |
Tidjane Thiam Qualification applied by the Board Independent |
The classification as an independent Director is reviewed and determined annually by the Nominating Committee, which draws up a report. This report is then passed on to the Board, which reviews the position of each member of the Board. It verifies that its Directors have no significant business relationship either from a qualitative or quantitative perspective with Publicis Groupe.
It should be noted that the Supervisory Board meeting of March 6, 2024 reviewed the independence of its members. In view of the change in governance, the Nominating Committee reviewed, in May 2024, the independence of the Directors with regard to the criteria of the Afep-Medef Code and issued recommendations to the Board of Directors of May 29, 2024, which approved the qualifications adopted.
At its meeting on March 12, 2025, the Board of Directors assessed the independence of each of the Directors as of December 31, 2024 with regard to the criteria of the Afep-Medef Code.
As of December 31, 2024, the Board of Directors comprised seven independent members out of eleven (excluding Directors representing employees, in accordance with paragraph 10.3 of the Afep-Medef Code), i.e. a proportion of 64%(1).
