Havas today announced the appointment of Bertille Toledano, CEO of BETC, as President of Havas Creative Network, and CEO of Havas Creative Middle East. In her new role, she will lead the launch of a new Creative Powerhouse in the Middle East, reinforcing the Group’s commitment to world-class creativity and bold production capabilities.  

Bertille Toledano will continue in her role as CEO of BETC, the agency founded 30 years ago by Mercedes Erra and Rémi Babinet, who now serve as Chairs of its Supervisory Board. BETC embodies the power of creative excellence to move people, cut through the noise, and create lasting value for brands. Since joining the Group in 2012, Bertille Toledano, alongside Stéphane Xiberras, President & Chief Creative Officer BETC and Head of the Global Creative Council of Havas Creative Network, has pushed this mission further, and developed the agency on the international stage. Today, BETC is recognized as a world-class, award-winning agency, including its ranking as the first agency for creativity by WARC in 2024.  

Building on this success, Bertille Toledano is now appointed President of Havas Creative Network, under the leadership of Donna Murphy, CEO of Havas Creative and Health Networks, and will join Havas’ Executive Committee, embodying the Group’s commitment to creativity at the highest level.  

Over the past years, Bertille has also played a significant role internationally, particularly in the Middle East, a region where Havas works in close partnership with the Chalhoub Group. Echoing the extraordinary potential of this region, a new Havas Creative Powerhouse is launched in the Middle East, under Bertille’s leadership. She will bring her energy, talent, and vision to the Middle East, by overseeing all creative, PR, CX, production and event activities across the region. On this occasion, the Havas Creative Middle East agencies will be renamed BETC Middle East. 

In this role, Bertille will work closely with Yannick Bolloré, Mercedes Erra and Donna Murphy, with the support of Alberto Canteli, Chairman & CEO NEC region and the Middle East and Chairman Africa, as well as Dany Naaman, CEO of Havas Middle East, to ensure that this region delivers its full creative and business potential leveraging Havas’ Converged.AI strategy. 

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