Nannette LaFond-Dufour joins Publicis Groupe as Chief Impact Officer
14 May 2024 - 11:33PM
Business Wire
Regulatory News:
Publicis Groupe (Paris:PUB) [Euronext Paris
FR0000130577, CAC 40] today announced the appointment of
Nannette LaFond-Dufour as Chief Impact Officer.
In this newly created global role, Nannette will be responsible
for driving immediate impact across the Groupe’s long-term ESG
commitments. These include Publicis’ ambitious SBTI-approved
climate goals, its concrete diversity, equity and inclusion action
plans, as well as its flagship initiatives like the Working with
Cancer pledge and the Women’s Forum for the Economy &
Society.
A leading industry figure over the course of her 30-year career,
Nannette joins Publicis from McCann Worldgroup where she was Chief
Client Officer and McCann’s inaugural Chief Sustainability Officer,
responsible for driving sustainability goals across its global
environmental footprint.
Nannette will head a centralized team in cultivating and
partnering with the Groupe’s ESG community around the world.
Together, they will design and deploy a consistent strategy on
impact, with clear and measurable KPIs, to enhance and expand
Publicis’ existing initiatives and implement new ones, at the
service of its teams and its clients.
Her appointment underscores Publicis’ ongoing commitment to
creating positive change through environmental and societal impact.
Consistently ranked first in the industry by leading ESG rating
agencies, in the past year Publicis was the only holding company in
the sector to appear in the S&P Yearbook, which evaluates the
sustainability efforts of global businesses. Through the Working
with Cancer Pledge, over the last 18 months the Groupe has also
rallied more than 1500 of the world’s most iconic companies to
commit to erasing the stigma of cancer in the workplace.
Nannette will join the Groupe’s Management Committee and report
directly to Arthur Sadoun, Chairman & CEO. She will work hand
in hand with Agathe Bousquet, President of Publicis France and
Directoire+ sponsor for ESG.
“With the Directoire+ we are delighted to welcome Nannette to
the Groupe” said Arthur Sadoun. “Thanks to our transformation, we
have been outperforming the industry on every business and
financial KPI for the past four years. But we know that for our
growth to be truly sustainable, on every front, it also needs to be
responsible. That’s why we have also worked to lead the way through
our best-in-class ESG initiatives. With Nannette on board and her
proven expertise in delivering impactful change with some of the
world’s biggest companies, we are confident we can take our ESG
agenda even further, faster, for the good of our people, our
clients, and our planet. “
"I deeply admire the work that Publicis has done to transform
itself, demonstrating both the ability to anticipate the future,
and do the hard work required to prepare for it through tangible
environmental and societal commitments. At this moment when
evolution is the mandate on every front, I look forward to joining
such a visionary, courageous and agile team" added Nannette
LaFond-Dufour.
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chain, from consulting to execution, combining marketing
transformation and digital business transformation. Publicis Groupe
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personalization at scale. The Groupe relies on ten expertise
concentrated within four main activities: Communication, Media,
Data and Technology. Through a unified and fluid organization, its
clients have a facilitated access to all its expertise in every
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