IPG-owned company community McCann Worldgroup has introduced a restructuring of its management, with Daryl Lee set to develop into world chief govt officer as Chris Macdonald steps down.
Amongst different adjustments, Alex Lopez, world president and chief inventive officer of McCann Worldgroup, is leaving the corporate. Along with his departure, McCann will create one world CCO place.
“Because the CCO function shifts to 1 centered extra on conventional promoting of their each day work, I’m stepping apart to permit somebody to take over who will deliver the identical ardour to the job as I did,” Lopez stated in an announcement.
Different management adjustments embody Suzanne Powers, world president and chief technique officer, turning into the chair of FutureBrand and world chief product officer for McCann Worldgroup. She’s going to purpose to raise each inventive and strategic product excellence, innovation and thought management throughout the community.
Kate MacNevin, world chair and CEO of MRM, will develop into chief working officer of McCann Worldgroup whereas retaining her function main the company. Nannette Dufour will add the obligations of world chief sustainability officer to her present function of world chief shopper officer.
In the meantime, Harjot Singh, world CSO for McCann, will tackle the identical function for Worldgroup.
“Shoppers want related options to their model and advertising challenges, which requires us to work fluidly throughout company traces to ship concepts which can be powered by our collective creativity,” Lee stated in an announcement.
Lee has been with IPG since 2006 beginning as world president of Common McCann earlier than shifting on to govt roles at McCann Erikson and IPG Mediabrands.
Lopez had been with McCann Worldgroup for the previous 12 months and a half and, earlier than that, spent greater than 20 years at Nike.
