CEO and Chairman, Havas, Havas Nv
Search every verified Yannick Bollore interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In a June 2019 interview, Yannick Bolloré stated that Vivendi was working to find a strategic or financial partner for up to 50% of Universal Music Group (UMG) to accelerate its growth, clarifying that the company had not said it wanted to spin off UMG. He expressed confidence that the process was on track and that the company was not in a hurry, as UMG was performing well. Regarding trade tensions between the U.S. and China, Bolloré said he did not see a slowdown in advertising investment but described uncertainty as "very bad for business" and expressed hope that an agreement would be reached by the end of the year. In a 2014 interview, Bolloré described Havas's scale as an advantage, arguing that the company was large enough to manage global clients while remaining agile enough to adapt to industry changes. He emphasized the importance of innovation, stating that "when a company stop to innovate it starts to die," and discussed the integration of media and creative disciplines within Havas Villages as a strategy to enhance advertising campaigns.
“We didn't say that we wanted to spin off Universal Music Group. The supervisory board of Vivendi is working with the management board to try to find a strategic or financial partner up to 50% of the shares to accelerate the growth of UMG. The music industry is going through a huge period of growth, the business is thri...”
“The US is the largest advertising economy, China is now number two. We are very strong in both countries so we monitor the situation very closely. What I can tell now is I don't see any slowdown now in terms of investment, but uncertainty as you know is very bad for business. So I really hope that they will find a way...”
“I think it's the opposite. I think it's an advantage because when we compare our scale, I mean we have double advantage. First advantage is we are big enough to manage global clients... but in the same time... when you are working in an industry that is facing so much changes, I think it's important in the same time no...”
“I think innovation is not important only to our industry, not only important to advertising industry. I think that in every industry when a company stop to innovate it starts to die.”
Jun.19 -- Yannick Bollore, Havas chairman and chief executive officer and chairman at Vivendi, discusses the impact of U.S.-China trade tensions on advertiser spending, social media platform regulation, and strategy for its subsidiary Universal Music Group. He speaks with Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde on "Bloomberg Markets."
The world according to Yannick Bolloré consists of two types of people: those who, faced with change, hunker down and try to protect what they have; and those who welcome disruption and use it to spot new opportunities. He’s the chairman and CEO of Havas one of the world’s largest advertising networks.
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