• by Steve McClellan  @mp_mcclellan, May 3, 2018

McCann Worldgroup has named Chris Macdonald and Nannette Dufour to new leadership positions as Luca Lindner, who has been president of McCann Worldgroup, has opted to retire from that full-time role and will serve as a consultant to the leadership team.

Linder's retirement from his full-time duties is set for mid-2018. 

Macdonald has been promoted to president, advertising and allied agencies, and Dufour to president, global clients and business leadership. 

McCann Worldgroup CEO Harris Diamond, stated: “Nannette and Chris will work along with Bill Kolb, who is president, diversified agencies, to further drive creative marketing solutions that will help our clients thrive in this business environment.”

Others on the leadership team — including global creative chairman Rob Reilly and global chief strategy officer Suzanne Powers, along with discipline and operational leadership — will also contribute to that effort, Diamond noted.

With his promotion, Macdonald’s responsibilities are being expanded from North American regional to global with oversight of McCann Worldgroup’s advertising and allied agency resources. Macdonald first joined McCann London in 2005, where he was promoted to CEO. In 2013, he became president of McCann New York and was promoted in 2016 to president of McCann North America. 

Dufour will add operational oversight over all of McCann Worldgroup’s global and key regional accounts. She is tasked with ensuring that all clients receive the required geographic and discipline resources. Dufour first joined McCann Worldgroup in 2012 and was named chief client officer in 2015.