Marty O’Halloran steps down (Updated)

NEW YORK, Today: Marty O’Halloran is stepping down from his role as global ceo of DDB Worldwide – not DDB New York, as stated in error In M+AD Daily on Friday. He will continue as chairman.

Omnicom has elevated Alex Lubar to global ceo of DDB Worldwide. London-based Glen Lomas becomes global president and chief operating officer.

DDB Group Aotearoa is now run by Priya Patel who reports to Andrew Little – the ceo and president of DDB Group Australia & New Zealand.

“As the ceo of DDB Group Aotearoa, I lead the award-winning DDB, Track, Tribal, Interbrand and Mango businesses in New Zealand,” she posted recently on Linkedin

“I am also a board member of the Commercial Communications Council and OMG NZ, a certified Mental First Aid Officer, and a mum.”

“I am also a board member of the Commercial Communications Council and OMG NZ, a certified Mental First Aid Officer … and a mum.”

John Wren, chairman and ceo, Omnicom, said: “We are pleased to announce these changes as DDB has reclaimed its title of being one of the top creative agencies in the world.

“Marty’s dedication to DDB has made him an integral part of the network’s culture and operations, and we thank him for his strong leadership during the past four years as ceo.

O’Halloran has been a leader within the DDB network for close to four decades and took over the role of global ceo in 2020. Under his leadership, DDB won 2023 Network of the Year at Cannes, Network of the Year for the past 3 years at D&AD, and Network of the Year at Effie US and Latina.

“It has been my honour to lead DDB over the past four years,” said O’Halloran. “The talent across our regions is incredible and together we’ve been able to produce work that has achieved transformative results for our clients and has been awarded as some of the best creativity in the world.”

Apology
Friday’s M+AD story also erroneously stated that Justin Mowday was part of the DDB team. Justin Mowday doesn’t work for DDB – and M+AD apologises to him for getting it wrong.

About DDB Worldwide
Founded in 1949, DDB is part of Omnicom (NYSE: OMC) and consists of approximately 10,000 employees across over 140 offices in over 60 countries, with its headquarters in New York, NY.

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About Omnicom
Omnicom (NYSE – OMC) is a leading global marketing and corporate communications company. Omnicom’s branded networks and numerous specialty firms provide advertising, strategic media planning and buying, digital and interactive marketing, direct and promotional marketing, public relations and other specialty communications services to 5000 clients in 70 countries.

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