Publicis Groupe Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

Publicis Groupe's CEO is Arthur Sadoun, appointed in Jun 2017, has a tenure of 7.75 years. total yearly compensation is €8.00M, comprised of 14.6% salary and 85.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.085% of the company’s shares, worth €19.56M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.4 years and 0.8 years respectively.

Key information

Arthur Sadoun

Chief executive officer

€8.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage14.6%
CEO tenure7.8yrs
CEO ownership0.08%
Management average tenure6.4yrs
Board average tenureless than a year

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Publicis Groupe S.A.'s (EPA:PUB) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price

Mar 23
Publicis Groupe S.A.'s (EPA:PUB) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price

Should You Think About Buying Publicis Groupe S.A. (EPA:PUB) Now?

Mar 10
Should You Think About Buying Publicis Groupe S.A. (EPA:PUB) Now?

We Think Publicis Groupe (EPA:PUB) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Feb 24
We Think Publicis Groupe (EPA:PUB) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Is There Now An Opportunity In Publicis Groupe S.A. (EPA:PUB)?

Dec 09
Is There Now An Opportunity In Publicis Groupe S.A. (EPA:PUB)?

Publicis Groupe S.A.'s (EPA:PUB) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price

Nov 25
Publicis Groupe S.A.'s (EPA:PUB) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price

Returns At Publicis Groupe (EPA:PUB) Are On The Way Up

Nov 11
Returns At Publicis Groupe (EPA:PUB) Are On The Way Up

These 4 Measures Indicate That Publicis Groupe (EPA:PUB) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Oct 11
These 4 Measures Indicate That Publicis Groupe (EPA:PUB) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Is Now The Time To Put Publicis Groupe (EPA:PUB) On Your Watchlist?

Sep 09
Is Now The Time To Put Publicis Groupe (EPA:PUB) On Your Watchlist?

Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Publicis Groupe S.A. (EPA:PUB)?

Aug 26
Is It Too Late To Consider Buying Publicis Groupe S.A. (EPA:PUB)?

Returns On Capital At Publicis Groupe (EPA:PUB) Have Stalled

Jul 18
Returns On Capital At Publicis Groupe (EPA:PUB) Have Stalled

Publicis Groupe (EPA:PUB) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At €3.40

Jun 19
Publicis Groupe (EPA:PUB) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At €3.40

Publicis Groupe (EPA:PUB) Is Increasing Its Dividend To €3.40

May 31
Publicis Groupe (EPA:PUB) Is Increasing Its Dividend To €3.40

Pinning Down Publicis Groupe S.A.'s (EPA:PUB) P/E Is Difficult Right Now

May 26
Pinning Down Publicis Groupe S.A.'s (EPA:PUB) P/E Is Difficult Right Now

Publicis Groupe's (EPA:PUB) Dividend Will Be Increased To €3.40

Apr 27
Publicis Groupe's (EPA:PUB) Dividend Will Be Increased To €3.40

Here's Why We Think Publicis Groupe (EPA:PUB) Is Well Worth Watching

Apr 20
Here's Why We Think Publicis Groupe (EPA:PUB) Is Well Worth Watching

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Arthur Sadoun's remuneration changed compared to Publicis Groupe's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2024n/an/a

€2b

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

€2b

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

€1b

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

€1b

Dec 31 2023€8m€1m

€1b

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

€1b

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

€1b

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

€1b

Dec 31 2022€7m€1m

€1b

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

€1b

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

€1b

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

€1b

Dec 31 2021€6m€1m

€1b

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

€941m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

€854m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

€715m

Dec 31 2020€4m€1m

€576m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

€604m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

€632m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

€737m

Dec 31 2019€3m€1m

€841m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

€902m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

€963m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

€941m

Dec 31 2018€4m€1m

€919m

Compensation vs Market: Arthur's total compensation ($USD8.60M) is above average for companies of similar size in the French market ($USD4.90M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Arthur's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.


CEO

Arthur Sadoun (53 yo)

7.8yrs

Tenure

€8,001,003

Compensation

Mr. Arthur Sadoun had been an Independent Director of Carrefour SA since September 07, 2021 and serves as its Director. He has been Chairman of Management Board and Chief Executive Officer of Publicis Grou...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Arthur Sadoun
CEO, Chairman & Chairman of Management Board7.8yrs€8.00m0.085%
€ 19.6m
Anne-Gabrielle Heilbronner
Secretary General & Member of Management Board11.9yrs€2.30m0.012%
€ 2.7m
Agathe Bousquet
President7.9yrsno datano data
Loris Nold
Chief Financial Officer1.1yrsno datano data
Jean-Michel Bonamy
Deputy CFO in charge of Investor Relations1.1yrsno datano data
Céline Fronval
Group General Counsel7.8yrsno datano data
Anushree Chandran
Head of Corporate Communications4.7yrsno datano data
Jean-Michel Etienne
Special Advisor to the Chairman & CEO4.3yrs€2.20mno data
Alejandro Mendoza
President & CEO of Publicis Communications Mexico and Regional Executive Chairmanno datano datano data
Cesar Bettencourt
Managing Director of Publicis Ecuador13.8yrsno datano data
Anupriya Acharya
Chief Executive Officer of South Asiano datano datano data
Gareth Mulryan
Chief Executive Officer of Publicis Groupe Japan5.1yrsno datano data

6.4yrs

Average Tenure

53yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: PUB's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.4 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Arthur Sadoun
CEO, Chairman & Chairman of Management Boardless than a year€8.00m0.085%
€ 19.6m
Susan Giannino
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Publicis Worldwide USA11.3yrsno datano data
Marie- Kravis
Independent Directorless than a year€92.50k0.0012%
€ 267.0k
Maurice Lévy
Chairman Emeritus & Director1.2yrs€1.41m1.9%
€ 438.3m
André Kudelski
Lead Independent Directorless than a year€151.00k0.00020%
€ 46.0k
Élisabeth Badinter
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directorsless than a year€82.00k6.66%
€ 1.5b
John Giuliani
Executive Chairman of Epsilon3.2yrsno datano data
Steve King
Chairman of Publicis Groupe Europe2.5yrs€3.09mno data
Antonella Mei-Pochtler
Independent Directorless than a year€106.00k0.00020%
€ 46.0k
Richard Stoddart
Chairman of Leo Burnett North Americano datano datano data
Alex Saber
Chairman of Publicis Mediano datano datano data
Jean Charest
Independent Directorless than a year€116.50k0.00056%
€ 128.9k

0.8yrs

Average Tenure

65.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: PUB's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 0.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/03/26 14:09
End of Day Share Price 2025/03/26 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Publicis Groupe S.A. is covered by 36 analysts. 11 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Hélène CoumesAlphaValue
JULIEN ROCHBarclays
James BassBerenberg