People: Omnicom Group Inc (OMC)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
Bruce Crawford	84	1997	Chairman of the Board
John Wren	60	1997	President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Peter Mead	73	2000	Vice Chairman
Randall Weisenburger	54	1998	Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
Philip Angelastro	48	2002	Senior Vice President - Finance, Controller
Michael O'Brien	51	2003	Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
Dennis Hewitt	68	1994	Treasurer
Alan Batkin	68	2008	Independent Director
Mary Choksi	61	2011	Independent Director
Robert Clark	69	2002	Independent Director
Leonard Coleman	64	1993	Independent Director
Errol Cook	73	2003	Independent Director
Susan Denison	67	1997	Independent Director
Michael Henning	72	2003	Independent Director
Linda Johnson Rice	55	2000	Independent Director
John Murphy	79	1996	Independent Director
John Purcell	81	1986	Independent Director
Gary Roubos	76	1986	Independent Director

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Biographies

Name	Description
Bruce Crawford	Mr. Bruce Crawford is Chairman of the Board of Omnicom Group Inc., since 1995. From 1989 to 1995, he served as Omnicom’s President and Chief Executive Officer and, from 1995 to 1997, he served as Omnicom’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Crawford began his career in advertising in 1956 and, in 1963, he joined BBDO. He held a variety of high-level positions at BBDO, including that of President and Chief Executive Officer, a position he held from 1977 until 1985. Mr. Crawford is an Honorary Director of The Metropolitan Opera and Chairman Emeritus of Lincoln Center. He is also a Director of The Animal Medical Center.
John Wren	Mr. John D. Wren is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Omnicom Group Inc. Mr. Wren is President and Chief Executive Officer of Omnicom, a position he has held since January 1997. He was elected President in 1996 and named Chief Executive Officer in 1997. Under his direction, Omnicom has become one of the advertising, marketing and corporate communications companies in the world. Mr. Wren entered the advertising business in 1984, joining Needham Harper Worldwide as an executive vice president. As part of the team that created Omnicom in 1986, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Omnicom’s Diversified Agency Services division in 1990. In that position, he grew Diversified Agency Services into Omnicom’s operating group, comprised of companies in a wide array of disciplines ranging from public relations to branding.
Peter Mead	Mr. Peter Mead is Vice Chairman of Omnicom Group Inc. He had previously been Group Chief Executive of Abbot Mead Vickers plc and Joint Chairman of AMV BBDO.
Randall Weisenburger
Philip Angelastro	Mr. Philip J. Angelastro is Senior Vice President - Finance, Controller of Omnicom Group Inc. In January 2002 and was appointed Controller of Omnicom Group Inc. on February 1, 1999. Mr. Angelastro joined the Company in June 1997 as Vice President of Finance of Diversified Agency Services ("DAS") after being a Partner at Coopers & Lybrand LLP.
Michael O'Brien	Mr. Michael J. O'Brien is Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary of Omnicom Group Inc. He joined the company in November 2003 and was appointed Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary in December 2003. Before that, Mr. O’Brien was a partner in the law firm of Goodwin Procter LLP.
Dennis Hewitt	Mr. Dennis E. Hewitt is Treasurer of Omnicom Group Inc., since January 1994. Mr. Hewitt joined the Company in May 1988 as Assistant Treasurer.
Alan Batkin	Mr. Alan R. Batkin is Independent Director of Omnicom Group Inc. Mr. Batkin is the former Vice Chairman of Eton Park Capital Management, L.P., a multi-disciplinary investment firm, a position he held from February, 2007 to December, 2012. From 1990 to 2007, he was Vice Chairman of Kissinger Associates, Inc., a geopolitical consulting firm that advises multi-national companies. Additionally, Mr. Batkin is a director and member of the Audit and Finance Committees of Hasbro, Inc. (listed on Nasdaq), a toy and game company, and a director, member of the Audit and Compensation Committees and Presiding Director of Cantel Medical Corp. (listed on NYSE), a provider of infection prevention and control products in the healthcare market. Mr. Batkin also served as a director of Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. and Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. during the last five years.
Mary Choksi	Ms. Mary C. Choksi is Independent Director of Omnicom Group Inc. Ms. Choksi is a founding partner and Managing Director of Strategic Investment Group, an investment management enterprise founded in 1987 which designs and implements global investment strategies for institutional and individual investors. Ms. Choksi was also a founder and, until May 2011, a Managing Director of Emerging Markets Management LLC, which manages portfolios of emerging market equity securities, primarily for institutional investors. Prior to 1987, Ms. Choksi worked in the Pension Investment Division of the World Bank. In addition, Ms. Choksi is a director and member of the Audit and Governance Committees of Avis Budget Group (listed on Nasdaq), a rental car supplier.
Robert Clark	Mr. Robert Charles Clark is Independent Director of Omnicom Group Inc. Mr. Clark is a Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor, Harvard Law School, a position he has held since 2003. His research and teaching interests are centered on corporate governance. Previously, he was Dean and Royall Professor of Law at Harvard Law School from July 1989 through June 2003. He has served as a professor of law at Harvard Law School since 1978, and before that, was a tenured professor at Yale Law School. His concentration was corporate law. In addition, Mr. Clark was an associate at Ropes & Gray from 1972 to 1974. Mr. Clark is a director and member of the Audit and Nominating & Governance Committees of Time Warner Inc. (listed on NYSE), a media and entertainment company. Mr. Clark is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA), a pension fund serving the higher education community.
Leonard Coleman	Mr. Leonard S. Coleman, Jr., is Independent Director of Omnicom Group Inc. Mr. Coleman was Senior Advisor, Major League Baseball, from 1999 through 2005. Previously, he was Chairman of Arena Co., a subsidiary of Yankees/Nets, until September 2002. Before that, he was President, National League, Major League Baseball from 1994 to 1999, having previously served since 1992 as Executive Director, Market Development of Major League Baseball. Mr. Coleman is a director, Chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee and member of the Compensation Committee of Avis Budget Group (listed on Nasdaq), a rental car supplier. In addition, he is a director, member of the Compensation Committee and Chairman of the Corporate Policy Committee of H.J. Heinz Corporation (listed on NYSE). Mr. Coleman also serves as a director, Chairman of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of Churchill Downs Inc. (listed on Nasdaq). Additionally, Mr. Coleman was previously a municipal finance banker for Kidder, Peabody & Company. Prior to joining Kidder, Mr. Coleman served as Commissioner of both the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs and Department of Energy, and Chairman of the Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission and the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency. Mr. Coleman was also the Vice Chairman of the State Commission on Ethical Standards and a member of the Economic Development Authority, Urban Enterprise Zone Authority, Urban Development Authority, State Planning Commission and New Jersey Public Television Commission. He has also served as President of the Greater Newark Urban Coalition and worked in a management consulting capacity throughout Africa.
Errol Cook	Mr. Errol M. Cook is Independent Director of Omnicom Group Inc. Mr. Cook is a private investor and consultant. Previously, he was a managing director and partner of Warburg Pincus, in the private equity industry, from March 1991 until his retirement in February 1999. Before that, Mr. Cook was a Senior Partner of Ernst & Young from August 1961 to September 1989 and a Managing Director of Schroders, a global asset management company, from September 1989 to March 1991.
Susan Denison	Ms. Susan S. Denison is Independent Director of Omnicom Group Inc. Ms. Denison is a partner of Cook Associates, a retained executive search firm, a position she has held since June 2001. In addition, Ms. Denison has served as a director of InterCure, Inc. and LifeonKey Inc. during the last five years. Ms. Denison has more than twenty years of senior executive experience within the Media, Entertainment and Consumer Products Industries. She formerly served as a Partner at TASA Worldwide/Johnson, Smith & Knisely and the Cheyenne Group. She has also served as Executive Vice President, Entertainment and Marketing for Madison Square Garden, Executive Vice President and General Manager at Showtime Networks’ Direct-To-Home Division, Vice President, Marketing for Showtime Networks and Senior Vice President, Revlon. In addition, Ms. Denison previously held marketing positions at Charles of the Ritz, Clairol and Richardson-Vicks.
Michael Henning	Mr. Michael A. Henning is Independent Director of Omnicom Group Inc. Mr. Henning served in various capacities with Ernst & Young from 1961 to 2000, including Deputy Chairman of Ernst & Young LLP from December 1999 to October 2000 and Chief Executive Officer of Ernst & Young International from September 1993 to December 1999. He also serves as a director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of CTS Corporation (listed on NYSE), a company that provides electronic components to auto, wireless and PC businesses. He is also a director and member of the Audit, Compensation, Nominating & Corporate Governance, Safety and Strategic Planning Committees of Landstar System, Inc. (listed on Nasdaq), a transportation and logistics services company. In addition, he serves as a director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Black Diamond, Inc. (listed on Nasdaq), a manufacturer and distributor of outdoor, snow sports and lifestyle products worldwide. Mr. Henning also served as a director of Highlands Acquisition Corp. during the last five years.
Linda Johnson Rice	Mrs. Linda Johnson Rice is Independent Director of Omnicom Group Inc. Mrs. Johnson Rice is Chairman of Johnson Publishing Company, Inc., a multi-media company. She joined that company in 1980, became Vice President in 1985, was elected President and Chief Operating Officer in 1987, became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 2008 and became Chairman in 2010. Mrs. Johnson Rice is a director of Kimberly-Clark Corporation (listed on NYSE), of which she is a member of the Audit Committee. Mrs. Johnson Rice also served as a director of MoneyGram International, Inc. during the last five years.
John Murphy	Mr. John R. Murphy is Independent Director of Omnicom Group Inc. Mr. Murphy is a Trustee of National Geographic Society, a position he has held since January 2012. From March 1998 until January 2012, Mr. Murphy was Vice Chairman of National Geographic Society and from May 1996 until March 1998, Mr. Murphy was President and Chief Executive Officer of National Geographic Society. He has also served as a member of the Board and on the Finance and Nominating Committees of National Geographic Society. Mr. Murphy also served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Baltimore Sun, as well as in positions as a publisher and editor at the San Francisco Examiner and the Atlanta Constitution. Mr. Murphy previously served as a trustee, Co-Chairman of the Board and member of the Audit Committee of the PNC Mutual Funds and Co-Chairman of the Board of the PNC Alternative Fund. In addition, Mr. Murphy is a trustee of Mercer University and was a past president of the U.S. Golf Association.
John Purcell	Mr. John R. Purcell is Independent Director of Omnicom Group Inc. Mr. Purcell is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Grenadier Associates Ltd., a merchant banking and financial advisory firm. Mr. Purcell has also served as a director of Technology Solutions Co. during the last five years. Mr. Purcell formerly served as Chief Executive Officer of SFN Cos. Inc., as Executive Vice President of CBS, Inc., as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Gannett Co., Inc. and as Chairman of Donnelley Marketing, Inc., a database direct marketing firm.
Gary Roubos	Mr. Gary L. Roubos is Independent Director of Omnicom Group Inc. Mr. Roubos was Chairman of Dover Corporation (listed on NYSE), a world-wide, diversified industrial manufacturing corporation, from May 1989 to May 1999, and Chief Executive Officer of that company from January 1981 to May 1994. During the past five years, he served as a director of Voyager Learning Company, a provider of educational solutions, and ProQuest Co., a company providing online research tools.

Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
Bruce Crawford	2,012,860
John Wren	14,846,100
Peter Mead	1,442,340
Randall Weisenburger	10,571,500
Philip Angelastro	2,131,960
Michael O'Brien	1,724,410
Dennis Hewitt	1,170,640
Alan Batkin	--
Mary Choksi	--
Robert Clark	--
Leonard Coleman	--
Errol Cook	--
Susan Denison	--
Michael Henning	--
Linda Johnson Rice	--
John Murphy	--
John Purcell	--
Gary Roubos	--

As Of 30 Dec 2012

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
Bruce Crawford	1,040,000	57,713,320
John Wren	5,200,000	78,830,900
Peter Mead	200,000	1,933,880
Randall Weisenburger	2,325,000	47,608,400
Philip Angelastro	350,000	6,993,500
Michael O'Brien	52,500	1,345,840
Dennis Hewitt	0	0
Alan Batkin	0	0
Mary Choksi	0	0
Robert Clark	0	0
Leonard Coleman	0	0
Errol Cook	0	0
Susan Denison	0	0
Michael Henning	0	0
Linda Johnson Rice	0	0
John Murphy	0	0
John Purcell	0	0
Gary Roubos	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
HEWITT DENNIS E	142	$59.46
WEISENBURGER RANDALL J	1,744	$59.46
O BRIEN MICHAEL J	190	$59.46
WREN JOHN D	1,857	$59.46
ANGELASTRO PHILIP J	303	$59.46
PURCELL JOHN R	531	$0.00
CLARK ROBERT CHARLES	531	$0.00
COLEMAN LEONARD S JR	531	$0.00
HENNING MICHAEL A	318	$0.00
BATKIN ALAN R	531	$0.00
MURPHY JOHN R	159	$0.00
ROUBOS GARY L	531	$0.00
CHOKSI MARY C	318	$0.00
DENISON SUSAN S	531	$0.00
COOK ERROL M	531	$0.00
MURPHY JOHN R	531	$0.00
HENNING MICHAEL A	531	$0.00
RICE LINDA JOHNSON	530	$0.00
CHOKSI MARY C	531	$0.00
O BRIEN MICHAEL J	463	$58.90
CRAWFORD BRUCE E	21,600	$57.47
ANGELASTRO PHILIP J	1,931	$52.91
CHOKSI MARY C	626	$0.00
HENNING MICHAEL A	375	$0.00
DENISON SUSAN S	626	$0.00

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