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Havas Media Network

3 signals in the current window, with MitchelLake's leadership read on each.

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Market context: Backdrop: a 97.6 (Neutral) Talent Market Index (down 3.4 on the month) with EMEA activity rising (+5.9pts).

Havas Media Network: 3 signals in the last 90 days; 3 tracked across 55 days.

Signals at Havas Media Network

Leadership Change

Asia

Carey Loh has joined Havas Media Network as its Singapore CEO.

Leadership read: A change at the top rarely stays at the top. Havas Media Network's move reshapes the layer beneath it in the sector as a new leader sets priorities and the team re-forms. Watch the first two or three appointments that follow; they signal direction more reliably than any statement.

curated · 2026-11-12 · context →

Strategic Hiring

EMEA

Havas Media Network hired two senior leaders: Kunal Chakravarty as head of new business and marketing (August 2026) and Agata Adamczak as head of organic and AI Performance (June 2026).

Leadership read: A deliberate hiring build-out is a statement of intent about Havas Media Network's next phase in the sector. It points to deepening executive bench strength over the coming quarters, clustered around the capabilities being bet on. Across EMEA, the seniority and function of the hires map where the company thinks it is headed.

curated · 2026-09-29 · context →

Leadership Change

EMEA

Havas Media Network appointed James Olney as global head of effectiveness (newly created role), reporting to Joanna Lawrence, global chief strategy officer. Role focuses on measurement, experimentation, marketing mix modeling, and AI-enabled analytics to connect marketing activity to business outcomes.

Leadership read: A change at the top rarely stays at the top. Havas Media Network's move reshapes the layer beneath it in the sector as a new leader sets priorities and the team re-forms. Watch the first two or three appointments that follow; they signal direction more reliably than any statement.

curated · 2026-09-18 · context →

Executive hires, departures and board changes at Havas Media Network

Every leadership-change and senior-hiring signal observed at Havas Media Network, newest first, each dated and linked to the source record.

Havas Media Network signals in the last 90 days

3 public signals observed since 16 August 2026, by type.

More signals across EMEA

Leadership Change · EMEA

Mediahuis Ireland →

Mediahuis Ireland has named James Brown as its Chief Commercial Officer.

Leadership Change · EMEA

Bishopsgate Group →

Ryan Smith appointed managing director of Munnelly's payroll and employment services provider Bishopsgate Group, previously its commercial director.

Leadership Change · EMEA

Federation Studios →

Lionel Uzan is taking over as president of French entertainment group Federation Studios from Pascal Breton, who is stepping back, as part of a new governance structure.

Leadership Change · EMEA

National Film and Television School →

Barbara Broccoli, the James Bond producer, has been named the first female president of the UK's National Film and Television School (NFTS), a few weeks before the opening of a building named for her father Cubby Broccoli.

Leadership Change · EMEA

Wondercraft →

London-based AI audio and video studio Wondercraft has a new CEO, Fraser Bell, who took over earlier this year from a co-founder. The company has raised €3.2M seed from Y Combinator, ElevenLabs and Steven Bartlett, and a Series A is reportedly under consideration.

Leadership Change · EMEA

FCM Travel →

FCM Travel, the corporate travel arm of Flight Centre Travel Group, appointed Mark McSpadden as Chief Product Officer to lead product and AI strategy as it increases investment in product, innovation and proprietary technology.

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Data period
18 Sept 2026 – 12 Nov 2026 · 3 signals for this company
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