RICHARD HYTNER 12 Parsifal Road London NW6 1UH mobile: +

RICHARD HYTNER
12 Parsifal Road
London NW6 1UH mobile: +44 7798 521445
UK e-mail: [email protected]
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
PUBLICIS GROUPE
Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide
Deputy Chairman
Saatchi & Saatchi S
WW CEO
April 1997 – Current
September 2006 – Current
2013 - Current
Responsible for the strategy of Saatchi & Saatchi, and its programme of continuous transformation across
the company’s global network and key clients. Developed the IP and practices to support Saatchi &
Saatchi’s positioning as the Lovemarks Company, running purposing, transformation and development
programmes for the Agency’s key market leadership teams. Instigated and has led the Lovemarks Academy
for over 3500 people and clients. Wide-ranging external speaker engagements across the world
to drive the reputation of Saatchi & Saatchi. Led project in 2010 for Publicis Groupe CEO on future
Groupe strategy. As of Jan 1 2013, also CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi S, the company’s worldwide
sustainability business.
Saatchi & Saatchi, Europe, Middle East & Africa
Chairman & Chief Executive
August 2003 - September 2006
Drove the profitable growth of the region, trebling EBIT and more than doubling the margin. Responsible
for 18 wholly-owned offices and a further 34 affiliate offices, whilst personally leading the Agency’s efforts
on key clients, including Toyota, Diageo, and Visa. Won an Institute of Practitioners in Advertising Award
for the talent-led programme that shaped the performance of the 1500 people across the EMEA region.
Publicis London
Chairman (from 2000) & Chief Executive (from 1998)
April 1997 - August 2002
Led the Agency from No.9 in the UK to No.2, working with Clients like Renault across Europe, and led
successful new business wins, including the Central Office of Information (Army Recruitment), The
Woolwich, Muller, and United Biscuits.
WPP GROUP
The Henley Centre for Forecasting
Chairman & Chief Executive
September 1995 - March 1997
Restructured the business post the departure of the earn-out team, promoted youth to positions of leadership,
and won sizeable new business to stabilize the revenue base.
INTERPUBLIC GROUP
Still Price: Lintas
1986 - 1995
Joined the independent, fast growing Still Price Court Twivy D’Souza to work as an Account Director on
Virgin Atlantic, Warburtons and P&O Cruises; promoted first to Head of Account Management, then to
Managing Director; became CEO in 1993. Worked across the merged company’s blue-chip Client base
which included many divisions of Unilever, as well as Nestlé. Led and won business, including The
Economist in Europe, Pretty Polly, and assignments from the BBC.
EARLY CAREER
Young & Rubicam
1984 - 1986
Account Supervisor (IDV, General Foods, Cadbury); 6 week Adskills Training in New York
Benton & Bowles
1982 - 1984
Graduate trainee, then Account Executive on Procter & Gamble, Thomas Cook, Gillette
OTHER EXPERIENCE ANDINTERESTS
Academic
London Business School: Faculty member on the International Alumni Council and Adjunct
Associate Professor of Marketing, teaching on the MBA core course, on Executive Education
programmes for Emerging Leaders and creating and running a new elective on Communications
Worked with the Dean and Heads of Faculty on the creation and implementation of a new mission
and new values for the school
The Judge Business School, Cambridge: Designed and led for 6 years a 2 day Creativity course for
MBAs; now running a Creativity module for the Advanced Leadership Programme.
Columbia, Said Oxford and IESE: Guest speaker
Charities
Chairman, Planting Promise, a sustainable educational enterprise in Sierra Leone
Trustee of the British Heart Foundation for whom he chairs the Mending Broken Hearts Appeal
Founder and President, Manchester United Supporters’ Trust
Talent Development
Member of the former Prime Minister’s Talent & Enterprise Advisory Board Taskforce.
Designed and ran for 3 years the Leadership Module of the IPA Excellence Diploma.
IPA Continuous Professional Development Award for Talent agenda at Saatchi & Saatchi EMEA.
Public Speaking
Recent events for senior leaders of, Nordea, the NHS, Santander, Vodafone Global Enterprise, and for
Partners and Directors of PwC
Member of The Thirty Club of Great Britain
Business consulting to entrepreneurs through Ideas United™
Publishing
Consiglieri: Leading from the Shadows (published by Profile Books on June 5 2014)
EDUCATION
1971-1977 Manchester Grammar School (A Levels: English, History, French; S Level: History)
1978-1982 St John’s College Cambridge, MA and LL.M in Law (President of Amateur Dramatic Club; member of
Footlights)
2002-2003 London Business School, Sloan Fellowship, MSc (Distinction)
PASSIONS
Family, football, film, theatre and literature
DATE OF BIRTH/STATUS
November 24, 1959; married to Rosie; 2 children - Joe (24), Sophie (22).

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