There’s a notable exodus at Vivendi-owned Havas following the exit of Havas Inventive CEO Chris Hirst. New York CEO Laura Maness (under) is on her method as is Havas North America and Arnold chief expertise officer Julianna Akuamoah and Havas New York chief of social affect and PR Lindsay Stein.

Havas is combining its artistic and well being operations beneath long-time well being CEO Donna Murphy. Of New York boss Maness Havas says: “Laura is shifting on from Havas NY to pursue new alternatives. We thank Laura for her arduous work and dedication and want her the very best in her future endeavors.” As you do.

Vivendi, awash with money after floating Common Music, is managed by the Bolloré clan, headed by paterfamilias Vincent. Son Yanick runs Havas. On the face of it Hirst’s exit appears to be like odd though it’s price noting that he was world CEO of artistic, not the entire shebang. And artistic as of late is enjoying much less of a task within the large holding corporations nevertheless arduous they might faux in any other case.

The US is now French-based Havas’ greatest market, as it’s for French rival Publicis and well being appears to be the place the cash is: smaller in turns of turnover however the US well being market, bedevilled although it could be by accusations of dodgy advertising and worse, is very worthwhile.

All the large holding corporations have restructured their artistic operations to a level – WPP has merged businesses, Publicis’ Energy of One now boasts Le Truc in New York which encompasses among the finest abilities of its artistic businesses. Omnicom is kind of as was however media executives are shifting up the ranks there, the place as soon as the artistic community bosses referred to as the pictures beneath CEO John Wren.

Vincent Bolloré, whose enterprise pursuits span way over Vivendi, just isn’t famous for sentimentality. A radically slimmed down Havas could also be on the playing cards and others will certainly comply with.