DDB Worldwide Taps Paul Gunning as CEO of Tribal DDB Worldwide Liz Ross Named President,...

DDB Worldwide Taps Paul Gunning as CEO of Tribal DDB Worldwide Liz Ross Named
President, Tribal DDB US

NEW YORK, June 6 /PRNewswire/ -- DDB Worldwide President and CEO Chuck
Brymer announced today the promotion of Tribal DDB US East President Paul
Gunning to CEO of Tribal DDB Worldwide, effective immediately.
Gunning, who will relocate to New York from Chicago, succeeds Matt
Freeman, who is leaving Tribal DDB Worldwide to become CEO of the digital
media and entertainment company, GoFish.
"Tribal DDB's management has collectively built a strong culture and a
team that has worked together for many years. Paul joined Tribal DDB in 2000
and has served in a number of senior management positions since then," Brymer
said. "He is a terrific talent with both long-term experience in digital and a
deep understanding of our clients' needs. I am confident he will do an
outstanding job in his new position."
In addition to the promotion of Gunning, Brymer announced two other
promotions of key management. Liz Ross, formerly President of Tribal DDB US
West, now becomes President of Tribal DDB US and Global Chief Marketing
Officer, both newly created positions. Stephan Beringer, President of Tribal
DDB EMEA, assumes the additional post of Global Chief Strategic Officer, also
a new position.
"As our digital offering continues to grow it is time to leverage that
scale in the continued development of focused new products and strategic tools
under Stephan," Brymer said. "Similarly, growth and its ensuing opportunities
have required more management structure at the regional level. This was first
true in Europe and more recently in Asia Pacific, where the leadership of
Tribal DDB Asia Pacific President Amanda King and her team have advanced
Tribal DDB's reputation in terms of talent, clients and recognition.
"Now, the US will have that same concentrated leadership under Liz who has
done a tremendous job developing the operations of Tribal DDB US West and the
reputation of Tribal DDB globally," Brymer said.
Gunning noted, "We have long said at Tribal DDB that we are a team and we
will move ahead as a team. All of us at Tribal DDB have built a unique company
and culture that are prized by both our employees and the larger business
community. Liz, Amanda, Stephan and I look forward to taking Tribal DDB
through its next decade of growth."
Over the course of his eight years at Tribal DDB, Gunning has served on
the management committee of Tribal DDB Worldwide. He also is largely credited
with Tribal DDB's substantial new business wins across 437 Madison Avenue New
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network, from McDonald's to Lowe's and more. Earlier, Gunning served as vice
president, general manager of Tribal DDB Chicago where he developed the
largest office in the Tribal DDB network,
ABOUT DDB WORLDWIDE
DDB Worldwide Communications Group Inc (www.ddb.com) is the largest
consolidated advertising and marketing services global network in the world,
according to Advertising Age. DDB also has been frequently ranked as the most
awarded agency network in the world by Creativity magazine and The Gunn
Report, among others. With more than 200 offices in over 90 countries, DDB
provides creative business solutions for some of the world's most prestigious
brands. DDB Worldwide is part of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC).
ABOUT TRIBAL DDB WORLDWIDE
Tribal DDB Worldwide (www.tribalddb.com) is headquartered in New York and
includes 44 offices spanning 25 countries throughout the Americas, Europe and
Asia Pacific region. The first digital agency to ever win Global Agency
Network of the Year by Advertising Age in 2007, Tribal DDB has received
accolades from The Wall Street Journal, Businessweek, Forrester Research Inc.
and more. In 2005 Tribal DDB was named Interactive Agency of the Year by
Adweek and the Cannes International Advertising Festival, where it took home
the most Lions and the Cyber Grand Prix.
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