NEW YORK, June 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Ogilvy & Mather
today announced that Miles Young,
Worldwide Chairman and CEO of Ogilvy & Mather, will be retiring
from this role next year to take up the position of Warden of his
alma mater, New College at Oxford
University. This appointment becomes effective
September 2016. Until then, he continues in his current
role at Ogilvy & Mather. Upon taking up his new position
at Oxford, he will remain working
closely with both Ogilvy and parent company, WPP, on a
non-executive basis.
Mr. Young, 61, has spent 32 years at Ogilvy & Mather,
starting in the London office. He
became Chairman of Ogilvy & Mather Asia Pacific in 1995 where
he spent 13 years building Asia
Pacific into O&M's fastest growing region. He assumed
the role of Global CEO in 2009 and his current role of Chairman in
July 2012. For the past six years he
has led Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide to be the most effective and
creative agency network in the world as recognized by the
prestigious Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and
the Global Effie Effectiveness Index.
Mr. Young commented, "This was a difficult decision, but the
attraction of moving to a senior academic position in the UK was
very great. Ogilvy & Mather and WPP have been part of my life
for 32 years, and the intention is not to part company, but to be
available to advise and consult, which I look forward to doing. My
succession will be announced in due course. In the meantime it is
business as
usual."
About Ogilvy & Mather
Ogilvy & Mather is one of the largest marketing communications
companies in the world. It was named the Cannes Lions Network of
the Year for three consecutive years, 2012, 2013, and 2014; and the
EFFIEs World's Most Effective Agency Network for two consecutive
years 2012 and 2013. The company is comprised of industry leading
units in the following disciplines: advertising; public relations
and public affairs; branding and identity; shopper and retail
marketing; health care communications; direct, digital, promotion
and relationship marketing; consulting, research and analytics;
branded content and entertainment; and specialist communications.
O&M services Fortune Global 500 companies as well as local
businesses through its network of more than 500 offices in 126
countries. It is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WPPGY). For more
information, visit http://www.ogilvy.com/, or follow Ogilvy on
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