Matthieu de Lesseux has been appointed to the newly created role of CEO of Creative Activities for Havas Paris, Les Gaulois, Fullsix France and Havas Digital Factory. Scheduled to come aboard at the beginning of September, he will help accelerate the digital transformation of Havas Group’s clients in France and serve as a member of Havas Village France’s executive committee, chaired by Raphaël de Andreis.
After having been a successful digital entrepreneur and founding digital agency Duke, de Lesseux became president of Razorfish France. He then joined the Omnicom Group as co-president of DDB Paris and DDB France Group where he led digital transformation and won leading brands including McDonald’s and Volkswagen.
“I have closely followed Matthieu’s impressive career for years,” said de Andreis. “He is one of the pioneers of digital transformation in France. He is pragmatic and always one step ahead. He was the first to understand that mobile created a connection with consumers that goes beyond communication and actually drives sales. Matthieu is also a great manager who is passionate about what he does and who values creative ideas above everything else.”
“I am proud, excited yet humbled to be joining the Havas Village France,” said de Lesseux. “The excellence of its agencies and teams, the merging of creative and media, the agility necessary to transform our clients’ business, the integration of technology and data and the joining of Havas and Vivendi are just some of the assets that mean we have the best offering on the market.”
Rom-Com Mainstay Hugh Grant Shifts To The Dark Side and He’s Never Been Happier
After some difficulties connecting to a Zoom, Hugh Grant eventually opts to just phone instead.
"Sorry about that," he apologizes. "Tech hell." Grant is no lover of technology. Smart phones, for example, he calls the "devil's tinderbox."
"I think they're killing us. I hate them," he says. "I go on long holidays from them, three or four days at at time. Marvelous."
Hell, and our proximity to it, is a not unrelated topic to Grant's new film, "Heretic." In it, two young Mormon missionaries (Chloe East, Sophie Thatcher) come knocking on a door they'll soon regret visiting. They're welcomed in by Mr. Reed (Grant), an initially charming man who tests their faith in theological debate, and then, in much worse things.
After decades in romantic comedies, Grant has spent the last few years playing narcissists, weirdos and murders, often to the greatest acclaim of his career. But in "Heretic," a horror thriller from A24, Grant's turn to the dark side reaches a new extreme. The actor who once charmingly stammered in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and who danced to the Pointer Sisters in "Love Actually" is now doing heinous things to young people in a basement.
"It was a challenge," Grant says. "I think human beings need challenges. It makes your beer taste better in the evening if you've climbed a mountain. He was just so wonderfully (expletive)-up."
"Heretic," which opens in theaters Friday, is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, co-writers of "A Quiet Place." In Grant's hands, Mr. Reed is a divinely good baddie — a scholarly creep whose wry monologues pull from a wide range of references, including, fittingly, Radiohead's "Creep."
In an interview, Grant spoke about these and other facets of his character, his journey... Read More