At CFO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Paris based CFO’ operating in the Advertising space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.

Jean Etienne
Executive Vice President & CFO of Publicis Groupe
Jean Michel Etienne is the Executive Vice President & CFO & Member of the Management Board. He joined Publicis Groupe in September 2000 as Chief Financial Officer. He worked closely on the acquisitions of Saatchi & Saatchi, Bcom3, Digitas, Razorfish, Rosetta, LBi, which positioned Publicis Groupe as the third largest communications group worldwide. In 2006 he was appointed Executive Vice President & CFO. In 2010 he was named to the Publicis Groupe Management Board.
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About Publicis Groupe: Publicis Groupe is a digital and interactive communication services provider.
Amaury Hemar
CFO of The Bubbles Company
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About The Bubbles Company: The Bubbles Company is a proximity marketing solution platform.
Amaury Hemar
CFO of The Bubbles Company
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About The Bubbles Company: The Bubbles Company is a proximity marketing solution platform.

Benoit Fouilland
Chief Financial Officer & Directeur Général Délégué of Criteo
Benoît joined Criteo in March 2012 from SAP where he was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. He was previously the Chief Financial Officer of Business Objects,after having held successfully several finance executive positions in the US and in Europe at Business Objects. Prior to joining Business Objects, Fouilland worked at British Telecom, initially in the Corporate Development team and later as Vice President venture operations and Chief Financial Officer for Asia Pacific. He also worked at Vivendi and Price Waterhouse at the beginning of his career. He has worked and lived in Europe, Asia and the US. Benoit Fouilland holds a masters degree in business administration from INSEAD, a post graduate degree in Finance (DESS) from Université Paris Dauphine and a diploma from the ESLSCA Graduate School of Business in Paris.
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About Criteo: Criteo is a global technology company that serves personalized online display advertisements to consumers on behalf of e-commerce companies.
Quentin Michon
CFO of Smart AdServer
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About Smart AdServer: Smart AdServer is a ad monetization platform built for premium publishers to serve demanding buyers.
Bertrand Mougnaud
Chief Financial Officer of Hawk by TabMo
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About Hawk by TabMo: Hawk by TabMo goes one for all : Omnichannel programmatic platform for agencies and advertisers.
David Bourg
Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of JCDecaux
Chief Financial and Administrative Officer and Member of the Executive Board, David Bourg is a graduate of Sciences Po Paris and obtained a Master’s degree and post-graduate diploma in economics (DEA) from the University of Paris Dauphine. He began his career in the Deloitte & Touche firm with various positions of responsibility, including Audit Supervisor in Buenos Aires and Audit Manager in Paris. He joined JCDecaux in 2001 as a Business Development Manager principally responsible for merger & acquisition projects within the Group. He was appointed Chief Financial Officer for Asia in 2005, and CEO for Middle East in 2011.
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About JCDecaux: JCDecaux is an outdoor advertising company.
Linda Aslan
CFO of BRAND AND CELEBRITIES
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About BRAND AND CELEBRITIES: BRAND AND CELEBRITIES is an influence marketing platform.
Florence Ferraz
CFO of sync2ad
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About sync2ad: sync2ad is a developer of tech solutions for the mobile and interactive TV.
Frank CHUFFART
CFO of MXP4
Frank CHUFFART is the CFO of Balyo.
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About Balyo, MXP4: MXP4 develops interactive music solutions that create revenue opportunities for the music, media and marketing industries.
Alexandra Daisay
CFO of Leaders League
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About Leaders League: Leaders League is a media and rating agency for top executives operating at the international level