• by Amy Corr  @MediaPostOTL, March 30, 2015

DDB New York named Madison Wharton as chief production officer. Wharton will be responsible for creating a new operational model and new capabilities for the integrated needs of the agency. She will report to Chris Brown, president and chief executive officer of DDB New York. Wharton previously served as executive director of production for The Barbarian Group, where she oversaw production of the agency's work across all mediums, while also focusing on operations, developing new agency offerings and managing the agency's production department. Before that, she was head of integrated production at Momentum Worldwide, responsible for building and managing a five-office production department for North America. Over the course of her 15-year career, Wharton has worked with brands including Pepsi, Samsung, GE, Google, Burger King, Microsoft, Volkswagen and American Express.