Publicis Worldwide promotes COO Richard Pinder
12 May 2009
Richard Pinder, COO, Publicis Worldwide, has been promoted as sole network leader of the Publicis global network, in an internal reshuffle that led to executive chairman Olivier Fleurot move on as the chief executive of Publicis's PR, marketing communications and events group, which includes businesses such as MS&L MS&L Worldwide, Freud Communications and Publicis Consultants.
Pinder will report to Maurice Levy, CEO and chairman of the Publicis Group. Pinder was appointed COO of Publicis Worldwide in October 2006 and has been part of Publicis Groupe since 2002.
Pinder's career in advertising spans across 20 years. His experience ranges across different sectors of advertising and communications industry. He has overseen national, multinational and global clients and has worked in Asia and Europe.
He began his career at Grey, London, moving 11 years later to Ogilvy & Mather in the UK, where he was managing director. Before joining Publicis, Pinder was president of Leo Burnett Europe.