Nannette LaFond-Dufour joins Publicis Groupe

Nannette LaFond-Dufour has joined Creative network Publicis Groupe as the Chief Impact Officer. During her tenure, she will be responsible for taking care of driving immediate impact on long-term ESG commitments across the Groupe.

Prior to Publicis Groupe, Nannette served at McCann Worldgroup for over a decade and as a Global Business Director at DDB Worldwide for 7 years. She was also the Business Director at KTG for 2 years and Management Sup for 3 years at D'Arcy.

She has an extensive experience of over 3 decades as a leading industry figure. She will be reporting directly to the Chairman and CEO of the firm, Arthur Sadoun. Besides, Nannette will work hand in hand with President of Publicis France and Directoire+ sponsor for ESG, Agathe Bousquet.

Arthur stated, “With the Directoire+, we are delighted to welcome Nannette to the Groupe. Thanks to our transformation, we have been outperforming the industry on every business and financial KPI for the past four years. But we know that for our growth to be truly sustainable on every front, it also needs to be responsible. That’s why we have also worked to lead the way through our best-in-class ESG initiatives. With Nannette on board and her proven expertise in delivering impactful change with some of the world’s biggest companies, we are confident we can take our ESG agenda even further, faster, for the good of our people, our clients, and our planet.”