After 30 years at Mediamix and 27 years as a member of the board of partners, Henri Tripet is preparing to retire. The agency is entering a new stage in its development with a strengthened organization: Laetitia Foeller, already Co-CEO, now fully takes on the role of CEO, while Frédéric Centelighe joins the agency as COO. Both look back on this transition and the vision for Mediamix's future.
Henri, after all these years at the head of Mediamix, you are getting ready to turn a new page. How do you view this moment?
It is inevitably a special milestone. Mediamix has occupied a very important place in my life for many years. But I leave with a lot of serenity and, above all, great pride in the path we have traveled.
The agency has grown, the teams have strengthened, and we have built very solid relationships with our clients. It was important to me that the transition takes place under good conditions, with a clear vision for the future.
And I am also looking forward to being able to devote time to more personal projects: volunteering my time, going on a vanlife tour of Europe, and discovering new horizons. Not forgetting sports, of course.
Frédéric, how did this opportunity to join Mediamix come about?
Henri and I stayed in touch over the years. Even after my first time at Mediamix, we always continued to discuss the evolution of the market and our respective career paths regularly.
When the question of succession arose, the discussion happened quite naturally. The idea of returning to an agency I know well, but in a different role and at a key moment in its development, immediately seemed very interesting to me.
Henri, why Frédéric to support this new stage for Mediamix?
Frédéric knows the sector very well and has a very comprehensive view of the profession. He has worked both on the client side and within large international agency networks, which gives him a very relevant perspective on advertisers' expectations.
Beyond that, he already knows Mediamix's DNA. He is someone who combines strategic vision with operational sense, two essential qualities for supporting an agency's development.
Frédéric, your career path has led you to work in very different environments. What do these experiences bring you today?
They have allowed me to see the profession from multiple angles. Working on the advertiser side allows you to understand the clients' expectations, constraints, and priorities very concretely. And evolving within large agency groups brings experience with highly demanding structures in terms of strategy, organization, and performance.
Today, these experiences give me a fairly global view of the profession and how an agency can support its clients in a relevant way.
Henri, how do you see Mediamix evolving in the coming years?
The media market is evolving very rapidly and becoming increasingly complex. Agencies today must combine expertise, technology, and a strategic understanding of client challenges.
Mediamix has already evolved a lot in recent years and has a solid foundation to continue growing. I am convinced that the agency is well-positioned to tackle this next stage.
Frédéric, what motivates you the most in this new adventure?
Ce qui m’enthousiasme le plus, c’est le potentiel de l’agence et la qualité des équipes. Mediamix possède une culture très forte et une relation très proche avec ses clients.
The goal is to continue building on these foundations and to support the agency in its next phase of development.