Technology >> CEO Interviews >> March 21, 2001

Jean-paul Morin – Publicis Groupe S.a. (pub)

JEAN-PAUL MORIN is the General Secretary of Publicis Groupe S.A. . He is a graduate of France's cole Superieure de Commerce where he also pursued a course of studies in Economics and qualified as a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Morin holds numerous directorships in affiliates of Publicis Groupe S.A. Mr. Morin also advises the MEDEF, the association of French employers, and chairs the Club des Trente, the group of financial directors of the top French companies. Mr. Morin is also Vice President of the Conseil National de la Comptabilit and President of the Company Section of the Conseil National de la Comptabilit. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief overview and history of the company?

Mr. Morin: Publicis was created in 1926 by Marcel Bleustein Blanchet. It

was started as a French company and became a