Aug
03
Saatchi Chairman Kevin Roberts Resigns After Gender Comments
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Saatchi & Saatchi Chairman Kevin Roberts has resigned in the wake of controversial comments about gender diversity, Publicis Groupe announced today.
“The Supervisory Board and the Chairman and CEO of Publicis Groupe took note of Kevin Robert’s decision to step down with effect from September 1st 2016, prior to his retirement date due in May 2017,” the holding company said in a statement.
The announcement comes just days after Publicis placed him on leave in the wake of controversial remarks he made suggesting that the ad industry’s gender diversity debate is over.
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