Aegis Taps Media CEO as Bolloré Stake Passes 20%

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NEW YORK Aegis Group today appointed a global media CEO, Mainardo de Nardis, on the same day Havas chairman and French corporate raider Vincent Bolloré surpassed the 20 percent mark in his ongoing accumulation of Aegis shares.

In addition to holding the new position of global CEO at Aegis Media, de Nardis, 44, would also serve as a company director.

He is a 25-year industry veteran who joins from WPP Group’s Mediaedge:cia, where he was worldwide CEO, jointly running the agency with executive chairman Charles Courtier.

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