Nigel Vaz

Global Chief Executive Officer

Publicis Sapient

CEOI MEMBER SINCE 2022

Nigel Vaz is the CEO of Publicis Sapient, the digital business transformation company, focused on helping companies survive and 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 20 years with the company, Mr. Vaz has acted as a strategic adviser on complex transformation initiatives with clients across geographies and a range of industries, including financial services, automotive, retail, consumer products, and telecommunications. Named by Consulting magazine as a Top 25 Global Leader and named to the Top Consultants in 2022 for Excellence in Leadership, Mr. Vaz advises some of the world’s largest businesses on their transformation initiatives. Publicis Sapient clients include Carrefour, Goldman Sachs, Marriott, McDonald’s, Nissan, and Unilever. Prior to Sapient, he was a successful entrepreneur, co-founding a public company with interests in internet consulting and connectivity solutions. Mr. Vaz is a member of the Directoire+ and global lead of digital business transformation for the communication, media, data, and technology group of Publicis Groupe. He is a regular contributor to broadcast and print media and 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.