2013-01-24 13:49:54 -

Paris, 24 January 2013 - At a meeting of Ipsos' Board of Directors on 10 January
2013, the  Board approved the appointment of  Mary Dupont-Madinier as a Director
of  the  Company.  She  replaces  Wladimir  Mollof,  who  has  resigned, for the
remainder of his mandate, that is up to the General Meeting of Shareholders held
to approve accounts for the financial year to 31 December 2015.
Mary  Dumont-Madinier, 57, has joint French and American nationality and holds a
BA  from Rutgers  University in  the USA  and a  Masters from  George Washington
University.  She  is  currently  a  partner  in  Valtus  Transition,  a    company
specialising in Interim Executive Management.

Mary  Dupont-Madinier began her professional career  with Thalès in New York and
then  in Paris, as Deputy Director and  then Commercial Director. She went on to
join  Cable &  Wireless in  London, where  she became  Vice President, Desktop &
Intranet  Services. In 2002, she joined EDS (Hewlett Packard) in Chicago as Vice
President, Client Executive.

On  returning to  France in  2007, Mary Dupont-Madinier  was appointed by Thalès
Raytheon Systems as Vice President, Business Development. In 2011 she acted as a
advisor  and business angel to two  start-ups, and then joined Valtus Transition
in January 2012.

The  appointment of Mrs Dupont-Madinier brings greater diversity to the Board of
Directors of Ipsos. Her co-option as a Director of the Company will be submitted
for  the approval of  the next General  Meeting of Shareholders. Besides, Ipsos'
Board  of directors wishes to thank  Wladimir Mollof for his active contribution
during his mandate.

Jean-Marc  Lech  and  Didier  Truchot  warmly  welcomed  the appointment of Mary
Dupont-Madinier  as an Independent Director: "Thanks  to the rich variety of her
skills  and the international nature of her  career, our new Director will bring
extra added value to the Board's considerations.

Contact:
Olivier Cimelière, Corporate Communications Director
olivier.cimeliere@ipsos.com / +33 (0)1 41 98 90 03



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