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Publicis boss Levy addresses JWT scandal comments claiming ‘there is a lot of work left to be done, across the industry’

on Mar 30, 2016 | 0 comments

By John McCarthy

Maurice Levy, the chief executive of Publicis Groupe, has issued a company wide memo addressing the backlash he received after appearing to downplay concerns that sexism and racism are rife in advertising.

The statement came after Publicis Groupe boss Maurice Levy claimed that allegations of immoral conduct made against former JWT chief executive Gustavo Martinez was “one man’s mistake” and not “exemplary of what’s happening in our industry”.

He said: “I don’t believe that what happened at JWT is exemplary of what’s happening in our industry. It’s a one-man mistake, but it’s not a fair representation of the industry.”

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Source: The Drum