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DAN Hires Finance Veteran For Global Ops Role

Dentsu Aegis Network has created a big new global operations role and has appointed finance sector veteran Volker Doberanzke to fill it. 

The role is global president business operations and Doberanzke will report to Tim Andree, DAN’s executive chairman and CEO.  Doberanzke, who starts in March, will also become a member of the Dentsu Aegis global executive committee.   

It seems all the growth that DAN has achieved over the past few years—organically and through acquisitions--had made processes a bit unwieldly. Essentially Doberanzke’s job is to restore order. 

He will oversee all activities relating to business operations across the network’s media, creative, data and digital businesses covering 145 markets in the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific. His remit will include strengthening governance, resourcing, processes and tools aimed at integrating systems across the group, to lead and respond more efficiently to client needs and service. 

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Commenting on the hire Andree said, “Driving operational excellence across our business is a critical success factor in the digital economy and creating this role is a significant step towards this ambition. In partnership with the Group Executive Committee, Volker will drive our transformation further, helping us operate in the most sustainable manner and leverage our capabilities across regions, agency brands and functions. Ultimately, this will enable us to deliver a more seamless and cohesive client service.” 

Doberanzke joins DAN from Swiss financial giant UBS Group, where he developed and executed a group-wide “Process Excellence” roadmap across the company’s divisions, regions and support functions. 

Prior to UBS, Volker held top management positions across a number of leading financial sector organizations.    

 

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