Publicis shareholders approved all 23 resolutions at the May 27, 2026 AGM including a 20% base salary raise for Arthur Sadoun to €1.404 million. Total 2026 maximum: €10.5 million. Second European holdco to re-anchor to U.S. pay benchmarks in the same quarter.
Everything-PR Research: John Wren, Philippe Krakowsky, Arthur Sadoun, Mark Penn, Cindy Rose, Yannick Bolloré and Martin Sorrell. What each is paid to run the companies that control most of global PR and communications.
Arthur Sadoun — Chairman and CEO of Publicis Groupe since June 1, 2017, the third leader in the Groupe's 100-year history. Career from TBWA/Paris to Publicis Conseil to Worldwide to Communications to the top job. CoreAI, Marcel, Epsilon, Sapient, Lotame, LiveRamp. Governance combined 2024. €11.7M retention through 2027. Twenty straight quarters of outperformance.
