Co-Chief Executive Officer, Jcdecaux
Search every verified Jean-françois Decaux interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Jean-François Decaux, co-CEO of JCDecaux, discussed the company's performance and strategy in various media appearances. He stated in March 2022 that the company had not yet seen an impact from Russia's invasion of Ukraine on its business, noting that the firm had exited Russia nearly two years prior and that its exposure to Ukraine was only 0.1% of revenues. Decaux said the company was planning further acquisitions to grow in "core Europe" and South America, aiming to keep "maximum" financial firepower for consolidation opportunities. He also said the company's Chinese domestic advertising revenue was almost back to pre-COVID levels. In earlier appearances, Decaux said in 2019 that the company was looking at acquisition opportunities in the United States, including companies such as Clear Channel and Outfront Media, but would remain disciplined on price. In 2017, he described the U.S. as a top growth market for the company due to digitization of its bus shelters in Manhattan, while also noting a slowdown in emerging markets that represented 36% of revenues. Decaux has also spoken about the company's commitment to sustainability, stating in 2020 that JCDecaux aimed to reach 100% green energy usage by 2022.
“The reason why we are not paying any dividends is very simple and the industry is facing a consolidation phase right now. We're number one worldwide but we expect some companies to be sold, companies which have too much debt, and we want to keep maximum financial flexibility. We raised the bond that was very successful...”
“We want to take advantage of the situation where we have a very strong balance sheet and we can leverage our balance sheet in order to make some creative acquisitions.”
“Us in the first quarter is doing extremely well the digitization of our bu shelers and new stands in the core of Manhattan is proving very successful and the us is going to be a top um country for growth for J Deco in 2017 but the US is only representing a bit less than 10% of our group revenues.”
“we are cautious because we we see a Slowdown in most of our emerging countries which represent 36% of our total revenues.”
Advertising giant JCDecaux is planning more acquisitions to grow in "core Europe" and South America. Chief Executive Officer Jean-Francois Decaux spoke to Bloomberg about the firm's results and revenue growth. He also said the French firm is not seeing an impact from Russia's invasion of Ukraine "for the time being," as the firm decided to exit Russia almost two years ago.
Mar.11 -- Jean-Francois Decaux, chairman and co-chief executive officer at JCDecaux SA, discusses company earnings, the impact of the pandemic on his business and his outlook for 2021. He speaks exclusively on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe.”
Jean-François Decaux, chairman and co-CEO of JCDecaux, discusses the advertising industry.
Mar.07 -- Jean-Francois Decaux, co-chief executive officer at JCDecaux, discusses M&A opportunities, what he’s willing to spend on M&A this year and where he’s looking for opportunities. He speaks on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe.”
Jul.27 -- Jean-Francois Decaux, co-chief executive officer at JCDecaux, discusses his latest set of earnings, where he's seeing strong performance and his outlook for the company. He speaks on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe."
Mar.02 -- Jean Francois Decaux, chairman and co-chief executive officer at JC Decaux, discusses his outlook for the first quarter, his U.S. business and his guidance for the U.K. He speaks to Bloomberg's Anna Edwards and Manus Cranny on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe."
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