Gilles Berouard

Gilles career in marketing and communication consultancy has been characterized by a successful track record of entrepreneurship, strong growth and agencies/companies turnaround. In 2000, Gilles became the CEO of Havas Worldwide for Eastern Europe and through new business wins, start-ups and acquisitions in Poland, Russia, Hungary, Ukraine, etc. captured the markets opportunities and managed outstanding growth (+400%), from 300 talents in 5 countries operations to over 1300 talents in 14 countries. Between 2006 and 2010 he took over the management of Northern Europe (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden). In a period of 12 months through a new business model organization and a rejuvenated creative power, the region started bouncing back.

Prior to his regional responsibilities, Gilles founded in 1994 and still manages Havas in Prague, and under his leadership the agency has grown from a three-person start-up to the market leader, No.1 integrated communication agency since 2007, succeeding to be on the Agency of the Year podium for 11 consecutive years, Most Creative Agency for 3 consecutive years and Agency of the Decade at the Effies. Gilles became in 2007 a member of the Havas Worldwide Executive Committee and was in 2008 promoted Managing Director Europe.

Gilles will be interviewed under the spotlight at the event on the morning of the second day of the conference, Wednesday 3rd June to get his views on where he sees agencies in the next 10 years and how agencies will create value in new and different ways.