Havas names new CFO after Philippe Tia relocates to London for global role

News 5 Oct 2021 - 1 min read

Havas names new CFO after Philippe Tia relocates to London for global role

By Sam Buckingham-Jones - Senior Writer

Havas Media Group Australia names new CFO

Philippe Tia (left) has been appointed CFO of Havas global agency Edge Performance Network, while Sebastien Leblanc has been named to the local CFO position.

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Havas Media Group Australia has a new CFO, after Philippe Tia was named CFO of the group’s Edge Performance Network agency in London. Sebastien Leblanc, who has spent the past 12 years in South America, has taken up the local role.

What you need to know:

Havas Media Group Australia has appointed a new CFO, Sebastien Leblanc.
Leblanc immediately replaces Philippe Tia, who is relocating to London to take up the role of CFO of Havas agency Edge Performance Network (EPN).

Havas Media Group Australia has named a new Chief Financial Officer, Sebastien Leblanc, after Philippe Tia relocated to London for a global CFO position at the group’s Edge Performance Network (EPN) agency.

Leblanc has spent the past 12 years as CFO in South America, at Havas Chile, Mexico, Colombia and Peru.

Tia leaves after seven years based in Sydney as Havas Group ANZ CFO, leading the acquisition of Hyland Media.

Havas Media Group CEO Virginia Hyland thanked Tia for his support and role growing the business, and welcomed Leblanc to the country.