Publicis Health Names Its First Female CEO

Alexandra von Plato replaces Nick Colucci

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Publicis Health, a division of Publicis Groupe, today announced the appointment of Alexandra von Plato as CEO. She previously served as the global group president for Publicis Health’s worldwide communications and media agencies.

Von Plato will now be responsible for leading all of Publicis Health’s businesses worldwide. She is the company’s first female CEO, a spokeswoman confirmed to Adweek.

The incoming CEO replaces Nick Colucci, who had been CEO since 2007. Colucci will now serve as chairman of Publicis Health until the end of 2018 and take on the new role of chief operating officer of Publicis Communications North America.

“Alexandra is a proven leader whose transformational business thinking and ability to create, build and inspire teams is unmatched,” Colucci said in a statement.

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