Rebecca Grant

As CEO of Publicis Groupe UK’s influence practice, Rebecca oversees ambitious growth plans for the existing agency portfolio, including MSL, Taylor Herring and Salterbaxter, working closely with the agency leaders and other members of the Publicis Groupe UK ComEx. Her chief client officer responsibilities will focus on identifying new opportunities to generate value for multi-market clients.  

Rebecca joined Publicis after 13 years with BCW where she was CEO for BCW UK and global chief brand officer. She was appointed as the first CEO for the agency in 2018 after overseeing the successful merger of Cohn & Wolfe and Burson-Marsteller in the UK. She was previously UK managing director and head of consumer marketing, EMEA for Cohn & Wolfe. Under her leadership the agency grew 150% by revenue, received industry recognition including gold and silver Cannes Lions and was named UK consultancy of the year by PRovoke. Previously, Grant led the consumer brand practice across the UK and EMEA for five years. She has a wealth of client experience across multiple sectors including technology, health, automotive, travel, FMCG and more.  She has served on major awards juries including as PR jury president at Eurobest in 2023.  Before she joined Cohn & Wolfe in 2011, Grant was senior director and co-head of consumer for Europe at Weber Shandwick. Before that, she was at the Red Consultancy after starting her career at MSL.