NEW YORK, NY, May 1, 2025 – Publicis Sapient, a digital business transformation company, today announced the appointment of Dan Pitchenik as Industry Lead for Financial Services in North America.

In this role, Pitchenik will lead Publicis Sapient’s Financial Services business in North America across the banking, capital markets, insurance, and wealth and asset management sectors. Based in New York, he will be responsible for driving growth and deepening client relationships, bringing together Publicis Sapient’s SPEED – Strategy, Product, Experience, Engineering, and Data & AI – capabilities to help clients navigate their digital transformations journeys and create long-term value.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Dan to Publicis Sapient,” said Nigel Vaz, CEO of Publicis Sapient.  “He brings a strong track record of advising C-suite leaders across the financial services industry, and his leadership experience across strategy and transformation programs makes him an invaluable addition to our team. As clients face unprecedented shifts in customer expectations and unprecedented technological shifts powered by AI, Dan’s industry expertise and passion for client impact will be critical in helping them successfully transform for the future.”

Pitchenik joins Publicis Sapient from Accenture, where he held senior leadership roles in both global and US Financial Services. His career also includes leadership positions at PwC and Diamond Management and Technology Consultants, where he advised major investment banking and asset management clients on large-scale business and technology transformations.

“I’m excited to join Publicis Sapient, whose heritage is rooted in helping clients navigate secular shifts driven by evolving customer behaviors and new technologies,” said Pitchenik. “We are in such a moment now – with advancing technologies like AI and data-driven platforms reshaping the landscape at a time of global macroeconomic uncertainty. Publicis Sapient is uniquely positioned to help clients balance near-term pressures while building future-ready businesses. I look forward to partnering with our clients to lead them through their transformations.”

ABOUT PUBLICIS SAPIENT

Publicis Sapient is a digital business transformation company. We partner with global organizations to help them create and sustain competitive advantage in a world that is increasingly digital. We operate through our expert SPEED – Strategy and Consulting, Product, Experience, Engineering, and Data & AI – capabilities which, combined with our culture of curiosity and deep industry knowledge, enables us to deliver meaningful impact to our clients’ businesses by reimagining the products and experiences their customers truly value. Our agile, data-driven approach equips our clients for change, making digital the core of how they think and what they do. Publicis Sapient is the digital business transformation hub of Publicis Groupe, with 20,000 people across 72 offices worldwide.  For more information, visit publicissapient.com.