Back to private. Emmanuel Macron’s former special adviser in communications, Clément Léonarduzzi, is returning to Publicis after spending almost two years at the Elysée, the advertising and communications group announced on Monday. He will join the executive committee of Publicis France, as vice-president in charge of influence operations.
Clément Léonarduzzi, one of the main strategists for the re-election of Emmanuel Macron, will chair Publicis Live Paris (events) and Publicis Consultants (influence), the agency he already ran before being called to the post. Elysium.
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Clément Leonarduzzi arrived at the Elysée Palace in the summer of 2020. His role was to rebuild presidential communication, marked by an often tense climate with journalists. The man, who was very close to Emmanuel Macron, had made relations with the press more fluid. This communication professional is also credited with several more original communication initiatives, such as the invitation to the Elysée Palace for YouTubers McFly and Carlito.
A graduate of SciencesPo Bordeaux and the Institut Catholique de Paris, Clément Léonarduzzi, whose departure from the Elysée is anything but a surprise, began his career in agencies (Edelman, TBWA, Havas) before taking the communication department of the French Insurance Federation, recalled Publicis. He then successively chaired the agencies CleKom Conseil, Ella Factory and Publicis Consultants.