Aegis Group Friday officially appointed Mainardo de Nardis CEO of its Aegis Media Group and a director of the Aegis Group. Nardis, who previously was CEO of WPP Group's Mediaedge:cia unit, becomes the
top media executive within Aegis burgeoning media empire, overseeing Carat, Isobar, Vizeum, and Posterscope. His appointment was originally announced in October 2005.