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HAVAS GROUP ACCELERATES ITS TRANSFORMATION BY TAKING INTEGRATION A STEP FURTHER
Following the launch of its Together strategy, which has contributed deeply to transforming the Group and making it the most integrated company in the communications industry, Havas Group has led the market by putting meaningfulness at the core of its ambition, a priority that is now shared by advertisers, partners and also by peers.
As a response to the continued evolution of brands across categories and to continue to build on this success, a deeper integration of the Global Creative and Health Networks will simplify the Group's organization, accelerate its transformation, and strengthen its agility to meet clients' ever-changing needs.
To drive this evolution, Donna Murphy is today appointed the leader of Havas' Creative Group, in addition to her role as Global CEO of Havas Health & You. Murphy has over three decades of tremendous success in executive leadership in communications. Starting her career at Goldman Sachs, she joined Havas Group 35 years ago, when she led several US acquisitions for the group as part of their M&A team before taking a leadership role of the then newly founded health agency. Since then, health and wellness has risen to the top of the global cultural ethos, and she has expanded the organization to be the world's largest health and wellness network with the help and collaboration of her expert leadership team. Murphy, who also serves on the Havas Group Executive Committee, has played a vital role in shaping the Havas Group to date and will continue her close collaboration with the Media Global Network led by Peter Mears .
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Chris Hirst , who has led Havas Creative Group as Global CEO as well as UK Group CEO, will move on to pursue new opportunities, with the global creative leadership team that reported to him now reporting to Murphy.
As part of the leadership changes, Peter Mears will also become Chairman of the Havas NA Village in addition to his role as CEO of Havas' Global Media Group, bringing a more unified approach to the Group's largest region. Steve Netzley , founder and CEO of the Havas Edge Performance Network, will bring his strong expertise and knowledge of the performance marketing industry to the leadership team by joining the Havas Group Executive Committee.
Havas is one of the world's largest global communications groups. Founded in 1835 in
Paris , the Group employs 21,000 people in more than 100 countries and operates through its three business units covering all communication activities. Havas Group's mission is to make a meaningful difference to brands, businesses and people. To better anticipate client needs, Havas has adopted a fully integrated model through its 60+ Havas Villages around the world. In these Villages, creative, media and healthcare & wellness teams work together, ensuring agility and a seamless experience for clients. We are committed to building a diverse culture where everybody feels they belong, can be themselves, thrive and grow. Havas Group integrated into Vivendi in
December 2017 . Further information about Havas Group is available on the company's website: havasgroup.com havasgroup.com
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