Vinci: Wikipedia links in executive biographies

| September 22, 2021

Biography pages on the French construction company’s website signpost senior leaders’ entries on the global online encyclopaedia as well as their Twitter and LinkedIn accounts. 

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The feature

All biography pages for directors and senior executives on Vinci’s global site include three logos – for Twitter, LinkedIn and Wikipedia.  

For people with a presence on Wikipedia, the relevant icon is shown in black on their biography page; if they do not have a Wikpedia entry, the icon is greyed out. 

If the person has a LinkedIn and/or Twitter account, the relevant icons are displayed in blue; if not they are again greyed out. 

The takeaway

Providing links from senior leaders’ biography pages to their Wikipedia entries is a rare feature on corporate sites – but one with a number of advantages. 

First, it conveys a positive impression of openness and transparency. 

Second, it supports SEO: Google’s search algorithms look favourably on web page content with validating links to third party sources. 

Third, it sends the message that Vinci’s senior leaders have made a sufficient mark on the world at large to warrant entries in a revered global encyclopaedia.  

But it carries risks, too. Companies that take this approach need to accept that the content on their executives’ Wikipedia entries is beyond their direct control – and resist any urges to try to spin it.  

https://www.vinci.com/vinci.nsf/en/management-team/pages/xavier_huillard.htm  

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