Publicis Groupe announces the appointment of Loris Nold, current CEO of its EMEA operations, as its global Chief Financial Officer starting February 2024. Nold will replace Michel-Alain Proch who will step down in February, following the publication of the 2023 Full Year financial results and having ensured a smooth transition, to take on a new role outside of the company. Nold?s appointment will further enhance the group?s financial function by bringing a unique blend of financial expertise, operational insight and understanding of client needs to an outstanding finance team that has helped the group deliver leading financial ratios for more than 20 years.

With a finance background as a former investment banker in New York and London, Nold joined Publicis Groupe in 2003, overseeing Mergers & Acquisitions and later Business Improvement. Since then, he has taken on operational leadership and P&L responsibilities for some of the group?s key operations around the world. As CEO of Publicis APAC, he led the group?s transformation in the region, implementing the country model and driving significant performance improvement.

More recently, as CEO of EMEA, he established a leading regional infrastructure, attracting some of the best senior talent in the industry while recording a strong financial performance in the region. Loris? EMEA CEO role will be taken on from February 2024 by Demet Ikiler, currently COO of the region, with the global hubs of France and the UK reporting, like the U.S., directly to Arthur Sadoun, Chairman & CEO of Publicis Groupe.