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Yannick Bolloré (born 1 February 1980) is a French businessman. As of 2020 he was the chairman and CEO of Havas, the fifth largest global communications company, and chairman of the supervisory board of Vivendi, a global investment company whose majority shareholder is the family-controlled Bolloré Group chaired by his brother Cyrille Bolloré and his father, Vincent Bolloré.
In 2011, Jones expanded his position to encompass the entire Havas network, including Havas Media, [8] and was named CEO of Havas. In 2014 Jones left Havas and one year later he raised $350m and launched a new 'brandtech' group under the name "You & Mr. Jones".
In July 2024, four of their agencies - Havas London, Havas Lemz, Havas New York, and Havas Immerse - lost their B Corp status over work for Shell plc. [ 9 ] The company started trading at Euronext Amsterdam after its spin-off from Vivendi on 16 December 2024, the shares were trading at 1.91 euros on that day, up 6% on the opening price.
Along with bigger European rivals WPP and Publicis, Havas has tried to reposition itself in an advertising environment marked by smaller budgets from big advertisers and the dominance of Facebook ...
Previous CEO David Jones was named CEO of the firm, then named Euro RSCG Worldwide, in 2005. [9] He also became Global CEO of parent company Havas in 2011. [10] Mercedes Erra (Managing Director, Havas) is the executive president of Havas Worldwide, and credited with the company's Evian campaign "Roller Babies," which made headlines and a ...
Yannick Bolloré (chairman); also CEO of Havas, which was spun off from Vivendi in 2000 but has since become a subsidiary [84] Philippe Bénacin, chairman and CEO of Interparfums; Cyrille Bolloré, former chairman and CEO of Bolloré; Paulo Cardoso, treasurer of Canal+; Laurent Dassault, co-managing director of Dassault Group; Sébastien Bolloré
The president's mass deportation plans could funnel huge profits to private prison companies like Geo and CoreCivic.
In late 2004, his investment group started building a stake in advertising group Havas, becoming its largest single shareholder. He mounted a coup and replaced Alain de Pouzilhac as CEO in July 2005. In 2005, through his family company, he expanded his media interests by launching the Direct 8 television station.