JCDecaux appoints Elina Valtia as the new CEO in Finland
February 07 2023 - 11:40AM
JCDecaux appoints Elina Valtia as the new CEO in Finland
JCDecaux appoints Elina
Valtia as the new CEO in
Finland
Paris, 7
February
2023 – JCDecaux SE (Euronext
Paris: DEC), the number one outdoor advertising company worldwide,
has announced today that Elina Valtia has been appointed as the new
CEO of JCDecaux Finland starting from 1st April 2023. She will
report in her role to Jean-François Decaux.
Elina Valtia has more than 20 years of
experience within the media industry. She is moving to JCDecaux
from Warner Bros. Discovery Finland, where she has led the ad sales
department for the past nine years. In the recent years she has
also been the Country Lead of Warner Bros. Discovery Finland and a
member of the Nordic management team. During her time at Warner
Bros. Discovery, Elina has led the ad sales of streaming service
discovery+ and several linear TV channels including the broadcast
of the Olympic Games 2018 – 2022. Diversity, equity and inclusion
are close to Elina’s heart, and on top of other roles she also
acted as the DEI Lead in the Nordics during the merger of Warner
Media and Discovery. Elina’s passion is btob sales, and before her
career in TV, she has had long employments both in Clear Channel’s
and JCDecaux’s ad sales organizations. During her previous tenure
in JCDecaux Finland 2007-2014 she acted as a sales team lead.
Elina Valtia
said: “I feel like I’m coming home. JCDecaux is the absolute
outdoor market leader in the world. The opportunities with the new
data-led audience targeting and programmatic solutions are
incredible. Being able to locally lead a company with such a great
brand is an honor and I’m looking very much forward to working with
the team.”
Jean-François Decaux, Co-Chief Executive
Officer of JCDecaux said: “I am extremely excited to have
Elina joining the company. She is a highly talented and experienced
media executive with a great track record of driving growth. Her
reputation as a strong leader is widely acknowledged and I’m
thrilled to welcome Elina back.”
Key Figures for JCDecaux
- 2022 revenue: €3,317m(a)
- N°1 Out-of-Home Media company
worldwide
- A daily audience of more than 850
million people in more than 80 countries
- 957,706 advertising panels
worldwide
- Present in 3,518 cities with more
than 10,000 inhabitants
- 10,720 employees
- JCDecaux is listed on the Eurolist
of Euronext Paris and is part of the Euronext 100 and Euronext
Family Business indexes
- JCDecaux is recognised for its
extra-financial performance in the FTSE4Good (3.6/5), CDP (A-
Leadership), MSCI (AA) and has achieved Platinum Medal status from
EcoVadis
- 1st Out-of-Home Media company to
join the RE100 (committed to 100% renewable energy)
- Leader in self-service bike rental
scheme: pioneer in eco-friendly mobility
- N°1 worldwide in street furniture
(530,143 advertising panels)
- N°1 worldwide in transport
advertising with 154 airports and 215 contracts in metros, buses,
trains and tramways (340,753 advertising panels)
- N°1 in Europe for billboards
(72,611 advertising panels)
- N°1 in outdoor advertising in
Europe (596,831 advertising panels)
- N°1 in outdoor advertising in
Asia-Pacific (232,268 advertising panels)
- N°1 in outdoor advertising in Latin
America (64,893 advertising panels)
- N°1 in outdoor advertising in
Africa (20,808 advertising panels)
- N°1 in outdoor advertising in the
Middle East (14,177 advertising panels)
(a)
Adjusted revenue
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Communications
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