JCDecaux SA Supervisory Board appoints Jean-Francois Decaux as Chairman of the Executive Board; Jean-Charles Decaux as CEO

In the Combined Annual General Meeting of JCDecaux SA held on May 20, 2021 behind closed doors with audio transmission, the Supervisory Board renewed the terms of all members of the Executive Board for a period of three years and appointed Jean-François Decaux as Chairman of the Executive Board and Jean-Charles Decaux as Chief Executive Officer for a period of one year, in accordance with the principle of alternating the Chief Executive Officer position at JCDecaux SA. The company press release states that for commercial and public-representation purposes, Jean-Charles Decaux and Jean-François Decaux use the title of “Co-Chief Executive Officer” of JCDecaux.

Following the Meeting, the Supervisory Board renewed Jean-Pierre Decaux’s term as Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board for the duration of his term as Supervisory Board member. 

Key Figures for JCDecaux, as cited in the release:

• 2020 revenue: €2,312m
• Present in 3,670 cities with more than 10,000 inhabitants
• A daily audience of more than 840 million people in more than 80 countries
• 10,230 employees
• Leader in self-service bike rental scheme: pioneer in eco-friendly mobility
• 1^st Out-of-Home Media company to join the RE100 (committed to 100% renewable energy)
• JCDecaux is listed on the Eurolist of Euronext Paris and is part of the Euronext 100 and Euronext Family Business indexes
• JCDecaux is recognised for its extra-financial performance in the FTSE4Good (4.6/5) and CDP (A Leadership) rankings, and has obtained the MSCI AAA score for the 4^th year in a row
• 964,760 advertising panels worldwide
• N°1 worldwide in street furniture (489,500 advertising panels)
• N°1 worldwide in transport advertising with 156 airports and 249 contracts in metros, buses, trains and tramways (329,790 advertising panels)
• N°1 in Europe for billboards (129,970 advertising panels)
• N°1 in outdoor advertising in Europe (615,530 advertising panels)
• N°1 in outdoor advertising in Asia-Pacific (216,590 advertising panels)
• N°1 in outdoor advertising in Latin America (66,120 advertising panels)
• N°1 in outdoor advertising in Africa (22,500 advertising panels)

N°1 in outdoor advertising in the Middle East (15,350 advertising panels)