Leading Executives in Advertising and Marketing Services
Neal Arthur
Chief Executive Officer. , Wieden+Kennedy
Global CEO of independent powerhouse W+K, credited with scaling the network and landing culture-shaping work for Nike, McDonald’s and more.
Yannick Bolloré
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer. , Havas
Chairman & CEO who led Havas’ ‘Together’ integration strategy and its spin-off/Amsterdam listing plan under Vivendi, keeping the group tightly integrated across creative, media and health.
Devika Bulchandani
Chief Operating Officer. , WPP
Former Ogilvy global CEO elevated in September 2025 to WPP COO, where she’s tasked with commercializing services and accelerating growth under new CEO Cindy Rose.
Jon Cook
Global Chief Executive Officer. , VML (WPP)
Steered the creation of VML by combining VMLY&R and Wunderman Thompson; runs a 28,000-person integrated network across brand, CX and commerce.
Richard Edelman
Chief Executive Officer. , Edelman
Longest-tenured major-agency leader in PR; built Edelman past $1B revenue and created the Edelman Trust Barometer, a bellwether for institutional trust.
Laurent Ezekiel
Global Chief Executive Officer. , Ogilvy (WPP)
Named global CEO of Ogilvy in September 2025 after leading WPP Open X for Coca‑Cola, the holding company’s largest bespoke team.
Hiroshi Igarashi
President & Global Chief Executive Officer. , Dentsu Group Inc.
Leads Japan’s largest ad group as President & Global CEO, driving a mid‑term plan to refocus the portfolio for organic growth and AI‑enabled solutions (2025–2027).
Philippe Krakowsky
Chief Executive Officer. , Interpublic Group (IPG)
IPG CEO since 2021 and architect of the Acxiom deal; slated to become co‑president/COO of Omnicom post‑close of the announced Omnicom–IPG merger expected H2 2025.
Daryl Lee
Global Chief Executive Officer. , McCann Worldgroup (IPG)
Former IPG Mediabrands chief now leading McCann’s global creative network, pushing integration across McCann, MRM, Momentum and Craft.
McCann Worldgroup site | Profile (The Org)
Brian Lesser
Global Chief Executive Officer. , GroupM (WPP)
Returned to WPP in 2024 to lead the world’s largest media investment group, after founding Xaxis and senior stints at AT&T’s ad unit.
Alex Lubar
Global Chief Executive Officer. , DDB Worldwide (Omnicom)
Elevated to global CEO to extend DDB’s creative resurgence after the network won 2023 Cannes Network of the Year.
Ndidi Oteh
Chief Executive Officer. , Accenture Song
Took the reins of Accenture’s $19B creative/experience arm on September 1, 2025, succeeding David Droga to lead its tech‑powered creativity at scale.
Accenture Song site | Newsroom
Mark Penn
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer. , Stagwell
Founder/CEO who built the ‘challenger’ network via MDC merger and acquisitive growth; a prominent strategist advocating the enduring value of human creativity.
Nancy Reyes
President & Chief Executive Officer. , BBDO Worldwide (Omnicom)
Former TBWA\Chiat\Day NY chief now running BBDO globally; introduced a new ‘Do Big Things’ positioning to re‑energize the network.
Erin Riley
Global Chief Executive Officer. , TBWA\Worldwide (Omnicom)
Elevated to global CEO effective January 1, 2025, succeeding Troy Ruhanen as Omnicom centralized creative leadership under Omnicom Advertising Group.
Cindy Rose
Chief Executive Officer. , WPP
Former Microsoft executive and longtime WPP board member who became WPP CEO on September 1, 2025, to lead the group’s AI‑first transformation.
Arthur Sadoun
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer. , Publicis Groupe
Chairman & CEO who led Publicis to No.1 by revenue and consolidated governance in 2024 by combining chair and CEO roles.
Publicis Groupe site | Press release
Sir Martin Sorrell
Executive Chairman. , S4 Capital / Monks
Founder and Executive Chairman of S4, the digital‑first group behind Monks; one of the industry’s most influential dealmakers and AI advocates.
Tyler Turnbull
Global Chief Executive Officer. , FCB (IPG)
Global CEO since 2022 credited with FCB’s recent Network‑of‑the‑Year runs at One Show/ADC and D&AD, and a ‘Never Finished’ growth agenda.
John Wren
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer. , Omnicom Group
Omnicom’s Chairman & CEO; extended through 2028 to steer the industry‑shaping acquisition of Interpublic and integration of Flywheel’s commerce platform.
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