Tag: Publicis

20 APR

‘I’m not even semi-retiring’ — Publicis’ Maurice Levy will continue to be a part of the company despite leaving CEO role (PUB)

Francois Durand/Getty Images Outgoing CEO of Publicis Maurice Levy explained on his last-ever earnings call that he would continue to be a part of the company after Arthur Sadoun succeeds him in June. The current CEO of Publicis Communications, Artur Sadoun, is set to replace Maurice Levy on June 1. Levy will then become president […]

09 FEB

French ad group Publicis forced to take a $1.5 billion writedown on its digital business (PUB)

YouTube/mipmarkets PARIS, Feb 9 (Reuters) — France’s Publicis reported weaker-than-expected underlying sales in the last quarter of 2016, closing a challenging year that led it to write-down the value of its digital business. The world’s third-largest advertising group, which underwent an internal reorganisation to foster greater collaboration between its myriad of agencies and win back […]