Chairman and CEO, Publicis Groupe
Arthur Sadoun has been chairman and chief executive of Publicis Groupe since June 1, 2017, the third leader in the group’s history after founder Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet and Maurice Lévy, according to Wikipedia.
Career facts from the source
- He founded the Z Group agency in Chile, which was sold to BBDO in 1997.
- He joined TBWA in 1999 and became its chief executive in 2003, then moved to Publicis Conseil in 2006 and later led Publicis Worldwide and Publicis Communications.
- His appointment as head of Publicis Groupe was announced in January 2017.
The LiveRamp agreement
In May 2026 Publicis announced an agreement to acquire LiveRamp; the release said LiveRamp’s chief executive Scott Howe would report to Sadoun after the deal.