Supervisory Board
Elisabeth Badinter
Chair of the Supervisory Board
The daughter of Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet, founder of Publicis, Ms. Badinter is a philosopher, author of numerous books, and has been a lecturer at the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris. She has been a member of the Supervisory Board since 1987 and its Chair since 1996.
Sophie Dulac
Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board
The granddaughter of Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet, founder of Publicis, and the niece of Elisabeth Badinter, Ms. Dulac is the founder and managing director of a recruitment counselling company, and has been Chair of the movie-theater company Les Ecrans de Paris since 2001. She also manages Sophie Dulac Productions (film production) and Sophie Dulac Distribution (film distribution).
Simon Badinter
Chairman of Média & Régies Europe
The son of Elisabeth Badinter, Simon Badinter joined Médias & Régies Europe in 1991, where he held several positions before becoming the Chairman & CEO. Today he manages MRE North America.
Claudine Bienaimé
Member of the Supervisory Board
Claudine Bienaimé joined Publicis in 1966 as part of Technical Management. She was promoted Financial Controller, before becoming General Secretary of Publicis Conseil (1978) as well as President of the French media department (1995). Named General Secretary of Publicis Groupe in 2001, and member of the Management Board from 2004, until the end of 2007 she supervised the Groupe HR, legal and internal audit functions. Since June 2008 she has been on the Supervisory Board and on two of its committees.
Michel Cicurel
Chairman of the ManageChairman of the Management Board of Compagnie Financière Edmond de Rothschild Banque
Michel Cicurel is currently Chairman of the Management Board of Compagnie Financière Edmond de Rothschild Banque and Compagnie Financière Saint-Honoré. Mr. Cicurel was previously a senior official in the French Treasury Department, and has also held management positions with Compagnie Bancaire, the Danone Group and Cerus.
Michel Halpérin
Deputy of the Grand Conseil de Genève
An attorney at the Geneva bar, Michel Halpérin was a member of the Conseil de l'Ordre, then Bâtonnier of the Ordre des Avocats de Genève. He is an independent director on the Board of several different companies, Mr. Halpérin is also Vice-President of the Board of Directors of BNP Paribas (Switzerland).
Marie-Josée Kravis
President of the Museum of Modern Art (New York)
Marie-Josée Kravis is an economist specialized in public policy analysis and strategic planning. She is the Chair of the Museum of Modern Art (New York) and a member of several boards including the Board of the Hudson Institute and of The Robin Hood Foundation.
Marie-Claude Mayer
Worldwide Account Director for the L'Oréal Group
Marie-Claude Mayer began her career at Publicis Conseil in 1972. Since then, she has held several different management positions within the agency. In 1998, she was named Worldwide Account Director for the L'Oréal Group, supervising the L'Oréal brands managed by the Publicis network in more than 70 countries.
Véronique Morali
Chairman of Fimalac Développement
After serving in the French civil service (inspecteur des finances), Véronique Morali joined Fimalac in 1990. Today she is Chair of Fimalac Développement, and member of the Board and Vice-Chair of Fitch Group. She is also a member of the Board of Fimalac, la Compagnie Financière Edmond de Rothschild, Coca Cola Entreprise, Publicis et Women's Forum. She is the founder and president of terrafemina.com, of the association Force Femmes and the co-founder of Women Corporate Directors Paris.
Hélène Ploix
Chair of Pechel Industries Partenaires
Hélène Ploix is Chair of Pechel Industries Partenaires, Pechel fund manager and, since 1997, Chair of Pechel Industries SAS investment firm. Ms. Ploix previously held several senior positions notably with BIMP, the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations and the Caisse Autonome de Refinancement. She has also been an advisor to the French Prime Minister and a director at the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
Felix Rohatyn
Special Advisor to the Chairman & CEO of Lazard Frères and Co LLC
Felix Rohatyn is Special Advisor to the Chairman & CEO of Lazard Frères and Co LLC. Previously US Ambassador to France, he also served as a member of the Board of Governors of the New York Stock Exchange and as the Chairman of the Municipal Assistance Corporation of the City of New York (“MAC”).
Amaury de Sèze
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of PAI Partners
Amaury de Sèze is Chairman of the Board of Carrefour SA (France). Mr. de Sèze previously held several senior operating and management positions in a number of major companies including the Volvo Group (Volvo AB).
Henri-Calixte Suaudeau
Director of Publicis Conseil
Henri-Calixte Suaudeau became Director of Publicis Conseil after holding several management positions within the Groupe. He also oversees the Fondation Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet pour la Vocation.
Gérard Worms
Vice Chairman of Rothschild Europe
Gérard Worms is Vice Chairman of Rothschild Europe and Senior Advisor of Rothschild & Cie. He is also Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (France). Mr. Worms has been Chairman & CEO of the Compagnie de Suez and Chair of Banque Indosuez and has held management positions at Société Générale de Belgique, Rhône Poulenc and the Hachette Group.
