Paris, August 21st 2017

Matthieu de Lesseux joins Havas Group

Matthieu de Lesseux named head of creative agencies, in charge of Havas Village France's new digital solutions

Havas Group today announced the appointment of Matthieu de Lesseux to the newly created role of CEO of Creative Activities for Havas Paris, Les Gaulois, Fullsix France and Havas Digital Factory.

Matthieu de Lesseux's nomination will accelerate the digital transformation of the Group's clients in France. Matthieu will also be a member of Havas Village France's executive committee, chaired by Raphaël de Andreis.

After having been a successful digital entrepreneur and founding digital agency Duke, Matthieu became president of Razorfish France. He then joined the Omnicom Group as co-president of DDB Paris and DDB France Group where he led digital transformation and won leading brands including McDonald's and Volkswagen.

"I have closely followed Matthieu's impressive career for years. He is one of the pioneers of digital transformation in France. He is pragmatic and always one step ahead. He was the first to understand that mobile created a connection with consumers that goes beyond communication and actually drives sales. Matthieu is also a great manager who is passionate about what he does and who values creative ideas above everything else. I look forward to working with Matthieu and the heads of our great agency brands in France" commented Raphaël de Andreis, President of Havas Village France.

"I am proud, excited yet humbled to be joining the Havas Village France. The excellence of its agencies and teams, the merging of creative and media, the agility necessary to transform our clients' business, the integration of technology and data and the joining of Havas and Vivendi are just some of the assets that mean we have the best offering on the market. It is a fantastic opportunity to join this talented team and to be able to stregthen the value of our client offering" added Matthieu de Lesseux.

Matthieu will join the Havas Village France at the beginning of September.

About Havas Group

Havas is one of the world's largest global communications groups. Founded in 1835 in Paris, the Group employs 20,000 people in over 100 countries. Havas Group is committed to being the world's best company at creating meaningful connections between people and brands through creativity, media and innovation. Based on a client-centric model across media and creative, the Havas Group is the most integrated company in its sector. We operate with three business units (creative, media and healthcare & wellness) within our Havas Villages all over the world where teams share the same premises ensuring agility and a seamless experience for clients.

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