Ogilvy Public Relations Expands Executive Committee, Creates New Board
NEW YORK, Sept. 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Ogilvy Public Relations (Ogilvy PR) today announced a significant expansion of its Executive Committee and the creation of a new world-wide Board.
Stuart Smith, Global CEO, announced the changes saying: "We have big, bold ambitions and I felt we needed broader, more diverse representation in the active management of Ogilvy PR to accelerate our plans. This is right for our people, right for our clients and right for the business."
The following people join the Executive Committee with immediate effect: Michele Anderson (Chicago), Debby Cheung (China), Thomas Crampton (Social), Michael Frohlich (UK/EAME), Joanna Oosthuizen (South Africa), Stacey Ryan-Cornelius (WW Finance), Renata Saraiva (Brazil), Jennifer Scott (New York), and Andrew Thomas (SE Asia). The Executive Committee is listed below.
| OPR EXCO |
TITLE & REMIT |
LOCATION |
|
| 1 |
Stuart Smith |
WW CEO (Chairs ExCo) |
New York |
| 2 |
Chris Graves |
WW Chair |
DC |
| 3 |
Scott Kronick |
Regional CEO AsiaPac |
Beijing |
| 4 |
Rob Mathias |
Regional CEO North America |
DC |
| 5 |
Michele Anderson |
MD, Chicago |
Chicago |
| 6 |
Debby Cheung |
President, Shanghai Group |
Shanghai |
| 7 |
Thomas Crampton |
Global MD social@ogilvy |
London |
| 8 |
Michael Frohlich |
COO EAME |
London |
| 9 |
Joanna Oosthuizen |
MD, South Africa |
Jo'berg |
| 10 |
Stacey Ryan-Cornelius |
WW Controller O&M |
New York |
| 11 |
Renata Saraiva |
MD, Brazil (representing LatAm) |
Sao Paulo |
| 12 |
Jennifer Scott |
MD, New York |
New York |
| 13 |
Andrew Thomas |
President, South East Asia |
Singapore |
These changes follow on from the appointment of Suresh Raj, Global MD, New Business and Robyn Massey, Global Chief Communications Officer to newly created global roles. In addition, Smith has created seven highly collaborative teams, in all four geographic regions with over 80 members, whose role it is to accelerate continuous improvement and invention across the agency.
The next step will be the creation of an Ogilvy PR Board, chaired by Christopher Graves, designed to challenge us to adapt and innovate as the world of marketing and communications continues to change rapidly.
Smith continued: "We are evolving our structure so it's aligned with our strategy. We will have 100 of our most senior, seasoned professionals directly engaged in asking and answering some of the key strategic questions about Ogilvy PR."
About Ogilvy Public Relations
Ogilvy Public Relations (Ogilvy PR) is a global, multi-disciplinary communications leader operating in more than 85 offices across six continents. In 2014, for the third consecutive year, Ogilvy was named Cannes Lions Network of the Year and Most Effective Agency Network by the Effie Global Effectiveness Index. Ogilvy was also named Best Digital Consultancy in the World, Most Creative Agency and Best South-East Agency by the Holmes Report. Ogilvy PR integrates deeply with all Ogilvy & Mather disciplines (advertising, direct marketing, activation, promotional, digital and entertainment) through the proprietary Ogilvy Fusion™ approach to delivering comprehensive, business solutions through content creation, community building, and communications with measurable results. Ogilvy PR is a unit of Ogilvy & Mather, a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY), and one of the largest marketing communications companies in the world. For more information, visit our website at www.ogilvypr.com or follow us on Twitter at @ogilvypr.
SOURCE Ogilvy Public Relations
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