Arthur Sadoun, a graduate of the European Business School and holder of an MBA from INSEAD, started his career at the age of 21, creating his own advertising agency in Chile, later sell to BBDO. He joined the TBWA network 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. On May 29, 2024, he was named Chairman of the Board and CEO. 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.
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