JCDecaux SA (Euronext Paris: DEC), the number one outdoor advertising company worldwide, announces the opening of the sixth JCDecaux OneWorld office in San Francisco in order to cover the West coast of the USA, with a particular focus on the nest of Tech companies and Start-ups within San Francisco and the Silicon Valley. This opening comes after London in 2009, Paris and New York in 2011, Shanghai in 2013 and Miami in 2014.
This is a new location created within JCDecaux OneWorld, the division that provides international sales and marketing support for clients, media and advertising agencies in more than 75 markets where the Group operates.
Stéphanie Foulon takes the responsibility of the launch and development of the San Francisco office, and will be appointed as VP International Client Services, West Coast USA with effect from 12 September 2016.
She will be functionally reporting to Andrew Korniczky, VP International Client Services of JCDecaux OneWorld USA, and hierarchically to Xavier Dupré, Managing Director of JCDecaux OneWorld.
Stéphanie Foulon, 30, is a graduate of RMS (Reims Management School) and of its Cesem (Centre d’Etudes Supérieures Européennes de Management) Franco-Chinese work experience programme. She joined JCDecaux in 2012 as Marketing Manager for JCDecaux Airport Chengdu in China and, in 2013, she successfully set up the OneWorld office in Shanghai as OneWorld Manager, International Client Services, Asia.
Stéphanie Foulon will be replaced by Joss Roulet as International Client Services Director, Asia. Perfectly integrated into China, Joss Roulet has seven years of professional experience in Shanghai. His last position was Digital Account Director, Head of Digital Business Unit at Jack Morton Worldwide, an American brand experience agency part of Interpublic Group.
Xavier Dupré, Managing Director of JCDecaux OneWorld, said: "After New York and Miami, the opening of San Francisco office will complement JCDecaux OneWorld coverage of the USA, where 1/4 of our top 30 global clients and more than 1/3 of our top 30 Airport clients have their Headquarters. Being strategically based in San Francisco will give Stephanie Foulon the opportunity to tap into the heart of Tech and Start-up companies wanting cut through to achieve global visibility utilizing JCDecaux portfolio in more than 75 countries. Out of Home is one of the most dynamic media sectors internationally, and JCDecaux is ideally placed to accompany the growing consolidation of its clients and their agencies."