James Ward Named President At McCann Detroit

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Mar 19, 2018, 01:05 ET

NEW YORK, March 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- McCann Worldgroup today announced that James Ward has been hired to serve in the role of President, McCann Detroit. Ward joins from Doner Detroit, where he has held a number of senior roles over the last 15 years, most recently as Chief Strategy Officer.

James Ward Named President at McCann Detroit

"James has an insatiable energy and drive which is infectious and, aligned with his breadth of experience in strategy, business development and leadership, makes him the perfect addition to our McCann Detroit Team. He will be a great partner for our clients in one of our most important agencies in North America," said Chris Macdonald, President of McCann Worldgroup North America.

Ward grew up in New York, Miami and Amsterdam and studied marketing and management at Georgetown University. After graduation, he took a job in the account management team at McCann New York, where he spent 11 years, rising to the role of Group Account Director. He left in 2003 to join Doner in Detroit.

Ward has worked with some of the world's largest global brands across categories that include beverages, pharmaceutical, technology, luxury goods, retail, fast food, financial and CPG.

"I'm so happy to be rejoining the McCann family. They are truly the standard bearer for what an agency network should be in this era of modern brand building. And with the cultural and commercial renaissance going on in Detroit right now, there's this incredible sense of possibility. No better context for an agency to do great things for their clients' brands," Ward said.

McCann agencies in North America, which include New York, Atlanta, Detroit, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, have enjoyed consistent growth and industry recognition over the past five years. McCann agencies were named Adweek Agency of the Year for 2017; on Ad Age's Agency A-List for 2016, 2017 and 2018; and as Cannes' North American Agency of the Year in 2016 and 2017, among many other national, regional and global honors.

About McCann Worldgroup: McCann Worldgroup, part of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG), is a leading global marketing services company with 24,000 employees in more than 100 countries, comprising McCann (advertising), MRM//McCann (digital marketing/relationship management), Momentum Worldwide (total brand experience), McCann Health (professional/dtc communications), CRAFT (global adaptation and production), UM (media management), Weber Shandwick (public relations), FutureBrand (consulting/design), and PMK-BNC (entertainment/brand/popular culture).

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