Nigel Vaz — CEO
Nigel Vaz is the CEO of Publicis Sapient, the digital business transformation company, focused on helping companies to thrive in a world that is increasingly digital. With expertise spanning strategy, product, experience, engineering and data, Publicis Sapient helps businesses sustain relevance by adapting to change and capturing value through digital. In more than two decades with the company, Nigel has acted as a strategic advisor on complex transformation initiatives with clients across geographies and a range of industries including financial services, automotive, retail, consumer products, and telecommunications, media & technology. Named by Consulting Magazine as a Top 25 Global Leader, Nigel advises some of the world’s largest businesses on their transformation initiatives. Publicis Sapient clients include Carrefour, Goldman Sachs, Marriott, McDonald’s, Nationwide, Nissan and Unilever. Prior to Sapient, he was a successful entrepreneur – co-founding a public company with interests in internet consulting and connectivity solutions. In addition, Nigel is a member of the Directoire + of Publicis Groupe and is Global Lead of Digital Business Transformation for the communication, media, data and technology group. An inductee of the BIMA Digital Hall of Fame, Nigel has also served as President of the IPA (Institute of Practitioners in Advertising) and board director of The Marketing Society. He is a regular commentator in broadcast and print media including the BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC, CNN, the Financial Times and Wall Street Journal, and author of numerous articles on business transformation, technology, brand experience and culture. Nigel is author of the bestselling business title 'Digital Business Transformation – How Established Companies Sustain Competitive Advantage from Now to Next', based on years of partnering with clients to harness the power of digital.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a digital transformation leader in the consulting and technology industry.
Location: London, England, United Kingdom
Experience: 30 yrs 3 mos
Skills
- Board Advisory Services
- Executive Advisory
Career Highlights
- CEO of Publicis Sapient leading digital transformation.
- Advises top global businesses on strategic initiatives.
- Bestselling author on digital business transformation.
Work Experience
SCBX
Advisory Board (2 yrs 10 mos)
IPA (Institute of Practitioners in Advertising)
President (1 yr 11 mos)
Sapient
CEO (7 yrs 3 mos)
CEO International (EMEA APAC) (4 yrs)
Global Chief Strategy Officer (2 yrs 4 mos)
Senior Vice President, Managing Director (4 yrs)
Vice President, Managing Director (3 yrs 9 mos)
Vice President (2 yrs)
Director (5 yrs)
Publicis Sapient
CEO (7 yrs 3 mos)
CEO EMEA and APAC (4 yrs)
Publicis Groupe
Member of Directoire+ (Executive Committee), Global Business Transformation Lead at Publicis Groupe (8 yrs 10 mos)
DigitasLBi North America
Global President (11 mos)
SapientRazorfish
CEO EMEA and APAC (1 yr)
The Marketing Society
Board Member (6 yrs 9 mos)
Internet Solutions
Co-Founder and Managing Director (4 yrs)