Richard Pinder
Richard Pinder has stepped up to take sole leadership of the Publicis global network in May 2009, which, with 9,000 employees in over 80 markets, is the founding pillar and largest agency network of the Publicis Groupe. He is a member of Publicis Groupe’s P12 Management Board and reports directly to Maurice Lévy, Chairman and CEO of Publicis Groupe. He was appointed COO of Publicis Worldwide in October 2006 and has been part of Publicis Groupe since its acquisition of Bcom3 in 2002. Pinder’s career in advertising spans over 20 years. Since early 2008 he has focussed the Publicis Worldwide network on creating contagious ideas that change the conversation around clients’ brands. Before joining Publicis, Pinder was President of Leo Burnett’s EMEA region, where he re-established the network’s growth track by focussing Leo on creativity and broadening its holistic offer through the strengthening of Arc, the marketing services arm of Leo.
Richard Pinder has stepped up to take sole leadership of the Publicis global network in May 2009, which, with 9,000 employees in over 80 markets, is the founding pillar and largest agency network of the Publicis Groupe. He is a member of Publicis Groupe’s P12 Management Board and reports directly to Maurice Lévy, Chairman and CEO of Publicis Groupe. He was appointed COO of Publicis Worldwide in October 2006 and has been part of Publicis Groupe since its acquisition of Bcom3 in 2002. Pinder’s career in advertising spans over 20 years. Since early 2008 he has focussed the Publicis Worldwide network on creating contagious ideas that change the conversation around clients’ brands. Before joining Publicis, Pinder was President of Leo Burnett’s EMEA region, where he re-established the network’s growth track by focussing Leo on creativity and broadening its holistic offer through the strengthening of Arc, the marketing services arm of Leo.
