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Saatchi Chairman Kevin Roberts quits

Roberts has resigned from his posts of Head Coach de Publicis Groupe, Executive Chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi/Fallon, Member of the Management Board, effective September 1

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Saatchi Chairman Kevin Roberts forced to go on leave over sexist comment

Saatchi Chairman Kevin Roberts quits

Roberts has resigned from his posts of Head Coach de Publicis Groupe, Executive Chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi/Fallon, Member of the Management Board, effective September 1

BestMediaInfo Bureau| Delhi | August 3, 2016

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Publicis Groupe has just announced the resignation of Kevin Roberts, Head Coach de Publicis Groupe, Executive Chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi/Fallon, Member of the Management Board.

The Supervisory Board and the Chairman and CEO of Publicis Groupe took note of Robert's decision to step down with effect from September 1, 2016, prior to his retirement date due in May 2017.

It may be recalled that PublicisGroupe put Roberts on leave last Saturday, August 1, after he said the debate on gender bias in the industry was “all over”. Roberts had told the Business Insider in an interview that he did not think the lack of women in leadership roles “is a problem” in the advertising industry.

Publicis CEO Maurice Levy had said in a statement: “It is for the gravity of these statements that Kevin Roberts has been asked to take a leave of absence from PublicisGroupe effective immediately. Promoting gender equality starts at the top and the Groupe will not tolerate anyone speaking for our organisation who does not value the importance of inclusion.”

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