Jacques Séguéla celebrated his 90th birthday a few weeks ago.
“
I have set my retirement date at 100
,
”
he confided to Le
Figaro
in 2020. His office, on the top floor of the Havas headquarters building, has been the same since 2005. At the time, businessman Vincent Bolloré bought this glass building - located on the banks of the Seine in Puteaux - for emotional and family reasons: it was both his father's and his grandfather's office. The “blue room” is a sanctified room, where a team meeting takes place, just behind a thick transparent window that does not let the slightest sound pass through. For Bolloré, family is an obsessive value.
View of his home, 7 minutes away
“
The family is a wonderful model, which strengthens the business ,
”
says Jacques Séguéla, crossing his hands. The eye of this advertising legend seems unquenchably mischievous. He looks out the large window at a comprehensive view of just about every landmark in Paris, from the Eiffel Tower to…