Pierre Le Manh is appointed Chairman and CEO of Ipsos Europe
Paris, 11 October 2004. Jean-Marc Lech and Didier Truchot, Ipsos Group
Co-Chairmen, today appointed Pierre Le Mahn as Chairman and CEO of Ipsos Europe.
This appointment follows Jean-Michel Carlo's decision to leave Ipsos and to
resume his career in the communication industry.
Jean-Marc Lech and Didier Truchot warmly thank Jean-Michel for the work
he has accomplished in the two and half years with Ipsos: "His achievements
are very positive: expansion of the Ipsos brand in Europe, strengthening
of our specialisations, and improvement of the region's overall profitability.
His personal availability, and his quality of judgement brought Ipsos teams
a valuable support during a sensitive period in the company's history."
For his part, Jean-Michel Carlo said: "Thanks to its unique positioning
by research specialisation, Ipsos is one of the best performing and dynamic
companies in the market research industry, in Europe and worldwide. I have
been very happy to contribute to its development, working with highly motivated
and expert teams."
Added Jean-Marc Lech: "Pierre's mission is to pursue the building
of a center of excellence in the European market and to further improve
the region's financial performance."
" Ipsos is an exciting company," said Pierre Le Manh. "Founded
nearly thirty years ago in France, it already ranks among the top global
market research groups. We want to go further. I am very pleased to be in
a position to help grow our ambition in the European market, providing our
clients with the best expertise and strengthening our points-of-difference."
About Ipsos
With revenues of 569.7 million euros in 2003, Ipsos ranks third in the
global survey-based market research industry. Europe accounts for over 50%
the group's activity.
Jean-Michel Carlo joined Ipsos in March 2002 as CEO in
charge of the company's Development in Europe and its global Marketing Research
specialisation. He started his advertising career in 1972. From 1982 until
1991, he worked with Young & Rubicam (Chairman and CEO France, then
Europe) and from 1991 to 1996, he was a Partner in BDDP group. Before joining
Ipsos, he was Chairman & CEO of the Diversified Agencies Group within
Havas Advertising.
Pierre Le Manh graduated from the French Management School
ESSEC. He started his career in 1989 with Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting)
as a Consultant. In 1993, he was appointed CFO of Adami, a company managing
copyrights in the music and cinema industries. In 1996, he joined the Encyclopaedia
Universalis publishing company, where he was promoted to Chairman and CEO
in 1998.
In 2000, he was appointed CEO France of Consodata, a company specialised
in the management of marketing databases. He was appointed CEO for Europe
in 2001 then global CEO a year later. He led the integration of the various
international activities, the harmonisation of the offer and the improvement
of financial performance until the company's disposal in 2004.
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