{{Short description|French businessman (born 1971)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}} {{Infobox person | name = Arthur Sadoun | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1971|05|23}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | education = | alma_mater = European Business School Paris<br> INSEAD | occupation = | title = Chairman and CEO, Publicis Groupe | term = June 2017- | predecessor = Maurice Lévy | successor = | known_for = | boards = | spouse = Anne-Sophie Lapix | children = | parents = | relatives = | website = }}
'''Arthur Sadoun''' (born 23 May 1971) is a French businessman. He is the chairman and CEO of Publicis Groupe, the world's third largest advertising and PR group.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.insiderintelligence.com/insights/advertising-companies/ |title=Top 10 ad agencies leading the advertising industry in 2022 |website=eMarketer |date=7 Jan 2022}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Sadoun was born in Dourdan, France, on 23 May 1971, to a well-off family of industrialists.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lesechos.fr/2017/05/arthur-sadoun-le-roi-arthur-1235164 |title=Arthur Sadoun - Le roi Arthur |website=Les Echos |last1=Counis |first1=Alexandre |last2=Richebois |first2=Véronique |date=26 May 2017 |access-date=2 Sep 2022 |language=fr}}</ref> He received his secondary education from the École alsacienne, a private school in Paris and graduated from European Business School Paris in 1992. He later obtained an MBA from INSEAD in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.capital.fr/entreprises-marches/les-petits-secrets-du-nouveau-patron-de-publicis-arthur-sadoun-1222070 |title=Ce que vous ne savez (peut-être) pas sur Arthur Sadoun, le nouveau patron de Publicis |website=Capital |last=Miguet |first=Francois |date=31 May 2017 |access-date=2 Sep 2022 |language=fr}}</ref>
==Career== In 1992, after graduating in France, Sadoun went to Chile where he founded his own advertising agency ''Z Group'', which he sold to BBDO in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.journaldunet.com/management/direction-generale/1028867-les-nominations-de-la-semaine-du-20-janvier-2009/ |title=Les nominations de la semaine du 20 janvier 2009 |last=Fardeau |first=Aurélie |date=20 Jan 2009 |access-date=2 Sep 2022}}</ref>
Soon after returning to France in 1997 he joined TBWA in 1999 as Head of International Strategic Planning and Head of Development before he became managing director in 2000 and CEO in 2003.
In December 2006, Sadoun became CEO of Publicis Conseil, the flagship agency of Publicis Groupe founded by Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet and previously led by Maurice Lévy. His initial focus was on development, leading to the acquisition of key clients for the agency.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/medias/2009/03/25/04002-20090325ARTFIG00281-publicis-redeploie-ses-activites-en-france-.php |title=Publicis redéploie ses activités en France |last=Devillers |first=Sonia |date=25 Mar 2009 |access-date=2 Sep 2022 |website=Le Figaro |language=fr}}</ref>
In January 2009, Maurice Lévy appointed Arthur Sadoun as CEO of Publicis Worldwide France, a network of 21 agencies including Publicis Conseil, Publicis Dialog, Marcel as well as a regional network across France.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.strategies.fr/actualites/agences/110230W/arthur-sadoun-est-nomme-president-de-publicis-france-et-publicis-consultants-se-reorganise.html |title=Arthur Sadoun est nommé président de Publicis France et Publicis Consultants se réorganise |website=Stratégies |last=Delcayre |first=Alain |date= 22 Jan 2009 |access-date=2 Sep 2022}}</ref>
In April 2011, Sadoun was appointed managing director of Publicis Worldwide, the global network of the Publicis creative agencies, before becoming its CEO in October 2013.
In December 2015, Sadoun was named CEO of Publicis Communications, Publicis Groupe's creative hub composed of Leo Burnett, Saatchi & Saatchi, Publicis Worldwide, BBH, MSLGROUP and Prodigious networks, totalling nearly 30,000 employees. His appointment as Chairman & CEO of Publicis Groupe was announced in January 2017. Sadoun officially took on this role on 1 June 2017, making him the 3rd leader of Publicis Groupe in its 91 years of existence after the founder Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet and Maurice Lévy.
==Personal life== Sadoun is married to the French journalist and television presenter Anne-Sophie Lapix.<ref>{{cite web|last=Tylee |first=John |url=http://www.campaignlive.com/article/publicis-arthur-sadoun-charm-charisma-arrogance-single-package/1325657 |title=Publicis' Arthur Sadoun: 'Charm, charisma and arrogance in a single package' | Campaign US |publisher=Campaignlive.com |date=9 December 2014 |accessdate=15 June 2017}}</ref> Sadoun was diagnosed with Cancer in 2022 and successfully treated. Since returning, he has led initiatives to build support for people working with cancer and eliminate cancer stigma in the workplace.<ref>Embling, Damon. [https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/06/29/meet-the-french-ceo-on-a-personal-crusade-to-crush-cancer-stigma-in-the-workplace Meet the French CEO on a personal crusade to crush cancer stigma in the workplace], ''Euro News'', 29 June 2023, retrieved 2024-07-16</ref>
== Honours == Sadoun was made Chevalier of the French National Order of Merit in 2014.<ref>{{cite act |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000043788354 |title=Décret du 13 juillet 2021 portant promotion et nomination dans l'ordre national de la Légion d'honneur |lang=fr |date=13 July 2021 |access-date=2 Sep 2022}}</ref>
== Accolades == In 2016, Sadoun was named "Agency Executive of the Year" by AdAge,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Publicis' Arthur Sadoun Is Ad Age's 2016 Agency Executive of the Year |url=https://adage.com/article/special-report-agency-alist-2016/publicis-worldwide-s-ad-age-s-2015-agency-executive-year/302276/ |access-date=2025-10-10 |website=adage.com |language=en}}</ref> and as "Personality of Year" during the 37th French ''Grand Prix des Agences de l'Année''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=M |first=Aude |title=Qui sont les Agences de l’Année de 2016 ? |url=https://lareclame.fr/grandprix-agences-annee-166444 |access-date=2025-10-10 |website=la Réclame |language=en}}</ref>
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