Fabrice Fries is Appointed President of Publicis Consultants – France
General Secretary of Publicis Groupe, has been appointed President of
Publicis Consultants –
Publicis Consultants – Worldwide.
Furthermore, he is temporarily replacing
post as President of Publicis Events France.
Publicis Consultants I France and Publicis Events France, both leaders on
their respective markets, belong to the SAMS division, headed by
Farrell
In his new role,
greater synergies to better serve clients common to both entities, and also
for seeking new development opportunities for each company.
This appointment takes effect immediately.
transition of his current responsibilities and will leave the Publicis Groupe
Executive Committee (P12) in order to focus fully on his new role.
Eric Giuily, President of Publicis Consultants – Worldwide, declared: “I
am happy that Fabrice is taking on the responsibility of Publicis Consultants
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international activities of the network.”
years spent on the legal, human resources and internal audit aspects of the
Groupe, I am very enthusiastic about the idea of returning to operational
functions and especially within a network which has such exceptional clients
and talents”.
then served as an advisor to Jacques Delors, the President of the European
Commission, from 1990 to 1994. In 1995, he joined what was to become Vivendi
(at that time CGE) and was subsequently appointed director of strategy and
development of the Havas group. In 1998, he was appointed Executive Vice
President of Vivendi Universal Publishing, where he was responsible for the
professional press and publishing business (at that time, third European
group in that field). From 2002 onward, he was CEO of Aprovia and Medimedia,
companies which resulted from an LBO on these activities. In 2004, he joined
a European IT services company, Atos Origin, and was responsible for its
global accounts. In
Secretary in charge of HR, Legal and Audit. Fabrice is a graduate of
Ecole Normale Superieure, Institut d’Etudes Politiques and Ecole Nationale
d’Administration.
About Publicis Groupe
Publicis Groupe (Euronext Paris: FR0000130577) is the world’s fourth
largest communications group. In addition, it is ranked as the world’s second
largest media counsel and buying group, and is a global leader in digital and
healthcare communications. With activities spanning 104 countries on five
continents, the Groupe employs approximately 44,000 professionals. The Groupe
offers local and international clients a complete range of communication
services, from advertising through three autonomous global advertising
networks,
networks, Fallon and 49%-owned Bartle Bogle Hegarty; to media consultancy and
buying, through two worldwide networks, Starcom MediaVest Group and
ZenithOptimedia; interactive and digital marketing led by Digitas;
Specialized Agencies and Marketing Services offering healthcare
communications, corporate and financial communications, sustainability
communications, shopper marketing, public relations, CRM and direct
marketing, event and sports marketing, and multicultural communications.
Web site: http://www.publicisgroupe.com
About Publicis Consultants – Worldwide
Publicis Consultants – Worldwide ( http://www.publicis-consultants.com)
is a fast-growing network of agencies that provide strategic communications
and counsel to companies, brands and institutions. Between wholly-owned
agencies, subsidiaries, and partners, Publicis Consultants – Worldwide offers
a service network of 63 agencies in 33 countries. The network’s 1,350
collaborators support their clients by defining their identity, developing
their image & defending their reputation, and deepening their relationship
with all their stakeholders in response to evolving communications needs and
demands. Utilizing the benefits of local market knowledge together with the
backing of an extended global network, Publicis Consultants – Worldwide
offers clients state-of-the-art holistic communications services. Publicis
Consultants – Worldwide is part of Publicis Groupe SA (Euronext Paris 13057),
the world’s third largest communications group.
Web site: http://www.publicis-consultants.com
About Publicis Consultants –
Publicis Consultants –
agency in
tools needed to build their identity, image and reputation and forge quality
relations with their various audiences. The network in
of over 420 employees, is organized into six agencies: Publicis Consultants -
financial communications, government and public affairs and corporate public
relations; Publicis Consultants – RH for human relations and internal
communications; Pietri – Publicis Consultants specializing in luxury, fashion
and consumer public relations; Publicis Consultants – Net Intelligenz, a
unique alliance of corporate and Internet expertise; Verbe for online and
offline publishing and
Web site: http://www.publicis-consultants.fr
About Publicis Events France
Publicis Events apporte une veritable dimension de conseil in events
management. Publicis Events in
Meetings, JCD Conseil, Eca2 and Publicis Events Monaco. The agency is
specialized in Corporate Events (conferences, shareholders meetings …),
Marketing and BtoB (product launches, trade shows…), General Public
(Experiential Marketing, Road Shows…), Entertainment (shows, opening and
closing ceremonies for important national and international events), Health
(conferences, conventions …), Business Travel and Motivational Workshops.
Web site: http://www.publicisevents.com
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