Carrefour: Decision of the Board of Directors
07 Septiembre 2021 - 1:47AM
Business Wire
Regulatory News:
The Carrefour (Paris:CA) Board of Directors takes note of the
resignation of Alexandre Arnault and Nicolas Bazire and co-opts
Arthur Sadoun as a new director.
During its meeting of September 7, 2021, the Carrefour Board of
Directors:
- on the one hand, acknowledged the
resignation of Mr Alexandre Arnault and Mr Nicolas Bazire, - on the
other hand, following the recommendation of its Governance
Committee, decided to co-opt Mr Arthur Sadoun, as an independent
member, for the remainder of Mr Nicolas Bazire's term, i.e. until
the end of the Shareholders’ Meeting called to rule on the accounts
for the 2023 financial year.
This co-option will be submitted for ratification at the next
Carrefour Shareholders’ Meeting.
Mr Alexandre Bompard, Chairman and CEO of the Carrefour group,
said: “The Board of Directors has taken note of the resignation of
Alexandre Arnault and Nicolas Bazire and has co-opted Arthur Sadoun
as a new director. I would like to warmly thank Alexandre Arnault
and Nicolas Bazire for their active contribution to the work of the
Board and for their essential contribution to the transformation of
the group. I am delighted by the addition to the board of Arthur
Sadoun, whose international profile, experience in business
transformation and digital expertise will be valuable assets to
accelerate the execution of our strategic plan.”
Biography: Arthur Sadoun, 50, is Chairman & CEO of Publicis
Groupe, the world’s third largest communications group. Arthur
began his career in Chile, founding his own advertising agency
which he later sold to BBDO/ Chile.
Returning to France in 1997, he joined the TBWA network (Omnicom
Group) as International Director of Strategic Planning and was
appointed CEO of TBWA/Paris in 2003. Under his management and for
four consecutive years, TBWA/Paris received the ‘Agency of the
Year’ award at Cannes Lions International Festival of
Creativity.
At the end of 2006, Arthur Sadoun was named CEO of Publicis
Conseil, the flagship agency of Publicis Groupe founded by Marcel
Bleustein-Blanchet and previously presided over by Maurice
Lévy.
In April 2011, he was appointed Managing Director of Publicis
Worldwide, the global network of Publicis creative agencies, before
being named Chief Executive Officer of the network in October 2013.
In December 2015, he was named CEO of Publicis Communications,
Publicis Groupe’s creative hub comprising Leo Burnett, Saatchi
& Saatchi, Publicis Worldwide, BBH, MSLGROUP and Prodigious
networks.
Arthur became Chairman and CEO of Publicis Groupe on June 1,
2017, making him the 3rd leader of the Groupe in its 91-year
history, following in the footsteps of Maurice Lévy, and founder
Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet. Since then, Arthur has accelerated on
the digital transformation initiated by Maurice Lévy, notably
through the biggest acquisition the industry has ever seen with
Epsilon, a leader in data and technology. As a result, the Groupe
has seen a strong run of new business wins, putting Publicis at the
head of industry rankings over the past 3 years.
Arthur graduated from the European Business School and holds an
MBA from INSEAD.
About the Carrefour Group With a multi-format network of
some 13 000 stores in more than 30 countries, the Carrefour Group
is one of the world's leading food retailers. Carrefour recorded
gross sales of €78,6 billion in 2020. It has more than 320,000
employees who help to make Carrefour the world leader in the food
transition for everyone, providing everybody with access to
high-quality, affordable food every day, in all locations. For more
information, visit www.carrefour.com, or find us on Twitter
(@GroupeCarrefour) and LinkedIn (Carrefour).
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