Publicis Groupe has created a brand new EMEA position – CEO of artistic transformation – and appointed James Morris to take up the problem. Morris, who stop his position as EMEA CEO at Dentsu a few weeks in the past, beforehand labored at Stink Media and Mediacom.
At Publicis, Morris is briefed to drive development, strengthen collaboration, and scale capabilities. He stories to Loris Nold, CEO of Publicis Groupe EMEA, and can work carefully with Sergio Lopez-Ferrero, world CEO of Publicis Manufacturing.
Morris mentioned: “I’m over the moon to be becoming a member of Publicis at a time of such momentum and development. Publicis Groupe’s world main company manufacturers, shoppers, various capabilities, craft and integrity, is second to none. I can’t wait to hitch this extremely gifted staff to ship floor breaking options for shoppers throughout the EMEA area.”
His multidisciplinary expertise makes him look like the proper man for the job. At Dentsu, he was answerable for integration, innovation, M&A methods, and world manufacturing. He was additionally chair of the group’s UK&I range, fairness & inclusion council.
Publicis seems to be transferring in direction of a extra centralised European mannequin, headed up by Loris Nold and evidenced by the departure of UK CEO Annette King for Accenture Track in April.
Nold has been fairly low profile up to now, regardless of a stellar profession. Based mostly in Paris, he began out at Lehman Brothers in New York, then joined Publicis in 2003 in an M&A job. He has since been VP of rising markets, CEO of Asia Pacific, and world COO of Publicis Communications, earlier than taking over his present EMEA CEO position in 2017.
