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Expertise and experience
Mr. Hervé Philippe was born on August 10, 1958 in Cheillé, France.
He is a graduate of the
Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris
and holds
a degree in economic sciences. He began his career with Crédit
National in 1982 as account manager for business financing in the
Île-de-France region.
In 1989, he joined the French market authority, the
Commission des
opérations de bourse
(COB) as manager for the sector of French
companies listed for trading. From 1992 to 1998, he served as Head of
the Transactions and Financial Information Department.
In 1998, he joined the Sagem Group, where he held the positions of
Director of Legal and Administrative Affairs at Sagem SA (1998-2000),
Chief Administrative and Financial Officer of Sfim (1999-2000), and
Director of Communication at Sagem SA (2000-2001). In 2001, he
assumed the position of Chief Financial Officer and became a member
of the Sagem SA Management Board in 2003.
Hervé Philippe was appointed Chief Financial Officer
of the Havas Group in November 2005 and, in May 2010, was
named deputy Chief Executive Officer (
Directeur Général Délégué
)
until December 31, 2013.
He has served as Vivendi’s Chief Financial Officer since January 1, 2014.
Current positions
Vivendi group
–– Canal+ Group, Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board
–– GVT Participaçoes S.A. (Brazil), Director
–– Compagnie Financière du 42 Avenue De Friedland (SAS), President
Havas Group
–– Havas, permanent representative of Financière de Longchamp on
the Board of Directors
Other positions and functions
–– Harvest, Director
–– Sifraba, Director
–– Jean Bal, Director
Positions previously held that have expired during the last five years
–– SFR, Director
–– Maroc Telecom, member of the Supervisory Board
–– Havas Life Paris, permanent representative of Havas
on the Board of Directors
–– Havas Media France, permanent representative of Havas
on the Board of Directors
–– Providence, permanent representative of Havas on the Board
of Directors
–– BETC, permanent representative of Havas on the Supervisory Board
–– OPCI de la Seine et de l’Ourcq, Chairman of the Board of Directors
–– LNE, Chairman of the Board of Directors
–– HA Pôle Ressources Humaines, Chairman-CEO and Director
–– Havas 04, President and member of the Supervisory Board
–– Havas 08, President
–– Rosapark (formerly Havas 11), President
–– Havas 12, President
–– Havas 14, President
–– Havas 16, President
–– Havas Immobilier, President
–– Havas Participations, President
–– Financière de Longchamp, President
–– Havas RH, President
–– Havas Worldwide Paris, Director
–– W & Cie, Director
–– Havas Finances Services, Joint Manager
–– Havas Publishing Services, Joint Manager
–– Havas IT, Manager
–– Havas, Legal Representative
–– MFG Leg, President
–– R&D, Vice-Chairman and member of the Supervisory Board
–– GR.PO SA (Belgium), Director
–– HR Gardens SA (Belgium), Director
–– HR Gardens Belgium SA (Belgium), Director
–– EMDS Group SA (Belgium), Director
–– Banner Hills Systems Sprl (Belgium), Manager
–– Field Research Corporation (United States), Chairman
–– Havas Creative Inc. (United States), Senior Vice President
and Director
–– Havas North America Inc. (United States), Executive
Vice President and Director
–– Data Communique Inc. (United States), Director
–– Havas Middle East FZ LLC (United Arab Emirates), Director
–– Havas Management Portugal Unipessoal Lda (Portugal), Manager
–– Havas Worldwide LLC (United States), Manager
–– Washington Printing LLC (United States), Manager
–– Havas Worldwide Brussels (Belgium), permanent representative
of Havas on the Board of Directors
Hervé Philippe,
Member of the Management Board
Business Address
Vivendi - 42 avenue de Friedland - 75008 Paris - France
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Annual Report 2014