• by Larissa Faw , June 11, 2015

Chicago ad shop Schafer Condon Carter (SCC) is promoting Greg Wenstrup to Chief Operating Officer, succeeding SCC Co-Founder Mark Schafer who now becomes Chairman Emeritus of the agency. 

Wenstrup will be responsible for overseeing the agency's finance, human resources, IT and administrative departments, as well as SCC's financial involvement with other companies either partly or wholly-owned by SCC.  He also will oversee the agency’s real estate holdings.  

Wenstrup joined SCC in 1995 as an assistant account executive from Ketchum and has served as the agency’s Chief Administrative Officer since May 2011.  

"When Greg started with us, we were at about a dozen people," said Schafer. "He's lived through the agency's evolution as we've grown nearly tenfold, and has been instrumental in building out our infrastructure, pioneering systems, disciplines and protocols across departments. We’re very fortunate to have someone who can take this role from the inside with the deep understanding he has of our integrated operation." 

This promotion underscores the agency's effort to elevate internal talent. Wenstrup is one of dozens of SCC team members who have been with the agency for ten years or more. "We’re unique among agencies to have so many extremely talented and gifted players who started with us early in our history and have blossomed as top-tier professionals in the industry," said Co-Founder Tim Condon. "And these are people who could work anywhere they choose." 

The agency currently has a full-time staff of over 100 working across its operations that include SCC|Digital, SCC|Public Relations, SCC|HD Production and SCC|Studio. Its major clients include Allen Edmonds, the Chicago Cubs, Johnson & Johnson, National Pork Board, and Procter & Gamble.