• by Amy Corr  @MediaPostOTL, August 20, 2015

Droga5 promoted Chris Wollen from head of business development to chief marketing officer. In his new role, Wollen will continue to oversee business development while leading new business efforts with partners WME | IMG. He will also serve as the contact for global new business opportunities and regional agency partnerships. Wollen joined Droga5 in 2013 from The Barbarian Group, where he served as head of business development. Prior to that, he work on various accounts at Grey and BBH New York. "Since Chris arrived at the agency, he has led an incredibly successful charge, guiding our pitch process and helping us to pitch smarter, with a macro vision of the type of businesses we wanted to add to our portfolio," said Sarah Thomson, global CEO. "The proof of his efforts is in the exponential growth we have experienced throughout the past few years and the quality of the clients we are fortunate enough to have on our roster now."