H/Advisors Sets Out Expansion Map for 2026 With Poland and Saudi Arabia in Focus

Mace | 15th January 2026 | Political Consultants
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H/Advisors targets Poland and Saudi Arabia in 2026 expansion, alongside organic growth plans in the US and selected emerging markets.

H/Advisors has set out a shopping list of new markets for 2026, with Poland and Saudi Arabia at the top of its near term plans as the Havas owned strategic advisory network looks to round out its European footprint and deepen its Middle East presence. The group is also signalling fresh growth pushes in North America and selected emerging markets where it has worked with clients but does not yet have owned offices. The clearest move on the board is Poland. Stéphane Fouks, H/Advisors’ executive chairman, has said the network expects to establish a permanent presence through the acquisition of a local agency, with details to follow. The plan sits alongside what he has described as the group finishing its build up in Europe, after a run of deals over the past few years that have broadened H/Advisors’ bench across the region. In the Middle East, H/Advisors is preparing to open an office in Riyadh, expanding from project work in Saudi Arabia into an on the ground base. Fouks has said the fir...

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