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MAURICE is immortal, says the chief executiveof a French multinational. When told of his friendscomment, Maurice Lvy, boss of Publicis, one ofthe worlds biggest advertising firms, is visiblyflattered. But he demurs. When you think you areimmortal, you will make the biggest errors of yourlife, he says. I know that if I fail to find the rightsuccessor, my entire career will be a failure. 一法国的跨国公司董事长说，莫里斯是无人能代的。当谈起对其朋友，全球广告业巨头阳狮集团的老板莫利斯.列维的评价时，这位董事长难掩溢美之词。但是，他也提出了异议。当你自认为无法取代时，你可能犯了一生中最严重的错误，他说，我不知道如果我找不到合适的接班人，我的整个职业生涯都被毁了。 Mr Lvys longevity at the top is unusual in a business known for short attention spans. ButPublicis is unusual, too. Since the Paris-based firm was founded by Marcel Bleustein-Blanchetin 1926, it has had only two bosses: the founder and Mr Lvy, who took over in 1987. MrLvy, who turns 70 in February, had planned to retire at the end of this year, but the boardrecently raised the age limit for its members to 75. On November 29th Publicis said that all ofthem had been reappointed for four years. 列维先生在以注意力转瞬即逝著称的行业中长期占据高层领导的位置实属罕见。但是阳狮集团也是一个非比寻常的企业。自从这家总部在巴黎的公司由莫里斯.布朗谢于1926年创建以来，它只有过两位老板：创始人和于1987年掌权的列维先生。今年二月份就满 70岁的列维先生，已计划年底退休。但是最近董事会将其成员的退休年限提高到了75岁。11月29日，阳狮集团声称所有的董事会成员将再任职四年。 | 
