McCann Worldgroup CEO Harris Diamond Named As Advertising Age's 2015 Executive of the Year

Agency A-List issue cites McCann's collaboration and diverse capabilities

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Jan 27, 2015, 01:21 ET

NEW YORK, Jan. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- McCann Worldgroup and its Chairman and CEO, Harris Diamond, have been recognized in Advertising Age's 2015 Agency A-List special issue honoring the nation's best advertising and marketing firms. Diamond was named Ad Age's "Executive of the Year" for his performance leading the McCann Worldgroup network of agencies.

Diamond joined McCann Worldgroup in 2012, moving over from heading Interpublic Group's CMG division and the Weber Shandwick PR agency. Since his arrival Diamond has focused the network on integrating its array of multiplatform communications capabilities to grow the business and service clients. In delivering on this goal, Diamond has assembled a leadership team across the Worldgroup companies who share his passion for creativity, collaboration and innovation in how the network deploys talent and resources on behalf of clients.

In recognizing Diamond as its Executive of the Year, Advertising Age cited his leadership that "infused the network with new blood and fostered a spirit so collaborative that it scooped up the massive global Microsoft business."

Ad Age also recognized the change in the McCann Worldgroup's communications mindset to leverage its diverse capabilities. "Today, what starts off as an advertising request for proposal at McCann can translate into a number of additional opportunities, such as mobile campaigns, sponsorships or relationship marketing, that span one or more of the network's many agencies."

Finally Ad Age cited the network's "longstanding client relationships, including GM, Nestle, Coca-Cola, L'Oreal, American Airlines, General Mills and MasterCard."

Diamond said of the honor, "This recognition belongs to the 23,000 McCann Worldgroup employees across all of our regions and disciplines. The impact of their smart thinking, creativity, and dedication to our clients' businesses is the real catalyst to our success."

McCann headed last year's Ad Age A-List as the no. 1 "Agency to Watch" in 2014. The Advertising Age Agency A-List has been celebrating the best agencies in the advertising and marketing business since the mid-1970s. Ad Age editors make their selections based on criteria that include creativity, financial performance, innovation and the ability to build clients' businesses.

About McCann Worldgroup
McCann Worldgroup, part of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG), is a leading global marketing services company with 23,000 employees in more than 120 countries, comprising McCann Erickson (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), ChaseDesign (shopper marketing) and PMK-BNC (entertainment/brand/popular culture).

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