Yves Romestan joins ComCorp as executive VP

Communications agency ComCorp has appointed Yves Romestan, the Walgreens Boots Alliance global comms chief, as its executive vice president.

Alongside Charles de La Rochefoucauld, the agency’s chairman and founder, Romestan will oversee the entire scope of its communications, media and opinion offerings. He will also play a key role in the agency’s international development.

“The appointment of Yves is a fantastic opportunity for our agency, its customers and our people,” said de La Rochefoucauld. “His international experience, his expertise in communications, his knowledge of worldwide companies, his projects approach and his dynamism and energy will undoubtedly be winning assets for our business.

“He comes on the eve of a new critical strategic phase that we will be embarking on with the ambition to accelerate our growth and rapidly become the benchmark agency for the image and reputation of corporations and their brands”.

Romestan added: “I am greatly looking forward to joining this promising communications agency and closely working with Charles de La Rochefoucauld and the team to make ComCorp a very unique business and a magnet in our industry.

“Charles is a true entrepreneur, driven by a strong vision, real passion, and great values. The roadmap that will drive us in the coming years is ambitious, challenging, but stimulating and exciting.”

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