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P R E S S R E L E A S E

Puteaux, June 4th, 2015

Havas Reinforces its Commitment to

Talent Management

The successful roll-out of the ‘Together’ strategy and the ever-increasing collaboration between Havas’ creative and media teams have made it essential to centralise Havas talent management at the Group level. Therefore, Patti Clifford has been appointed to the newly created role of Chief Talent Officer for the Havas Group, effective immediately. Patti joined Arnold (a Havas Group agency) in 2012, and in 2013 took on the role of Chief Talent Officer for Havas Creative Group. She has been the key strategist of Havas’ collaborative talent initiatives between the creative and media divisions, leading the launch of programmes including Havas Lofts, a network mobility program, NextGen, a high-potential leadership development program, and a global employee engagement survey initiative that has enabled Havas employees to share feedback and management to take action accordingly. In her new position, Patti is responsible for all aspects of human resources functions, as well as partnering with the executive team to oversee talent management, drive organizational strategy, and fuel cultural change. She will report directly to Havas Chairman & CEO, Yannick Bolloré, and will be a member of the Havas Executive Committee. Patti will also maintain her role as Chief Talent Officer for Havas Creative Group, where she will report to Andrew Benett as she continues to work on strategic talent issues across the Creative Group. Yannick Bolloré said: "Talent is our most important asset. We are doing everything possible to implement a talent management strategy which will create positive work environments where our employees can express themselves, evolve, and trace an enriching career path." Patti Clifford commented: "I'm thrilled with the opportunity to more broadly evolve the Talent strategy at Havas. We have made very good progress, but there is still much we want to do in creating interesting development opportunities for our employees while also ensuring our Havas villages are a go-to destination for superb talent. I'm looking forward to partnering with the executive committee and working with leadership around the globe on continuing to make great progress." Havas has also announced today the nomination of Céline Merle-Beral as Chief HR Officer for Havas Media Group. In her new role, Céline will coordinate HR initiatives such as mobility and benefits & compensation in all the countries in which Havas Media Group is present. Havas Media Group France has named Delphine Castanet as Head of HR in France, replacing Céline Merle-Beral.

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These nominations are proof of Havas’ commitment to the development of its talent all over the world, and its ambition to increase cross-division projects and initiatives in order to better meet clients’ expectations.

Patti Clifford, CTO Havas Creative Group and Havas Group Biographies available on demand. About Havas Havas is one of the world's largest global communications groups. Founded in 1835 in Paris, the Group now employs 16,000 people in over 100 countries. Havas is committed to being the world’s best company at creating meaningful connections between people and brands through creativity, media and innovation. Havas is also the most integrated Group in its sector, with most of its creative and media teams sharing the same premises, the Havas Villages, designed to increase synergies and creativity for all its clients and agencies. Havas is organized into two divisions: Havas Creative Group and Havas Media Group. Havas Creative Group incorporates the Havas Worldwide network (havasworldwide.com), 316 offices in 75 countries, the Arnold micro-network (arn.com), 15 agencies in 12 countries, as well as several leading agencies including BETC. Havas Media Group (havasmediagroup.com) operates in over 100 countries, and incorporates four major commercial brands: Havas Media (havasmedia.com), Arena Media (arena-media.com), Forward Media and Havas Sports & Entertainment (havas-se.com). Further information about Havas is available on the company’s website: havas.com Contact: Lorella Gessa Communications Director, Havas Group Tel: +33 (0)1 58 47 90 36 lorella.gessa@havas.com @Lorella_Gessa Aurélie Jolion Director of Investor Relations, Havas Group Tel: +33 (0)1 58 47 92 42 aurelie.jolion@havas.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HavasGroup Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/HavasGroup/ Google +: http://bit.ly/163Ii2y LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/Havas 29-30 quai de Dion Bouton 92817 Puteaux Cedex, France Tel +33 (0) 1 58 47 80 00 Fax +33 (0) 1 58 47 99 99 SA au capital de 165 884 380 € - 335 480 265 RCS Nanterre - APE 7311Z www.havas.com