Aegis Unit Appoints New EMEA CEO
December 01 2010 - 4:21AM
Dow Jones News
Aegis Media, a unit of U.K. marketing group Aegis Group PLC
(AGS.LN), Wednesday said Simon Francis will become the new chief
executive for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region.
MAIN FACTS:
- The appointment of Simon Francis, who is expected to take up
his new position early next year, is part of a wider management
restructuring at Aegis Media designed to bring greater focus to the
group's regions and networks that lie behind the "Power Brand"
strategy.
- Francis, who is currently CEO of the EMEA region at Publicis
Groupe SA's (PUB.FR) Saatchi & Saatchi network, will report
directly to Aegis CEO Jerry Buhlmann.
- Under the management changes, all markets and regions within
EMEA will report to Francis.
- Nigel Sharrocks, currently CEO for Western Europe, will move
to take overall global matrix responsibility for Aegis Media's
three media networks, Carat, Vizeum and Posterscope, including the
international client management teams for these brands. He will
also become chairman of Aegis Media UK.
- By Paris Bureau, Dow Jones Newswires; +331-4017-1740;
ruth.bender@dowjones.com
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