Omnicom has appointed Susan Catalano as chief people officer, a new position at the company.   

Catalano is responsible for leading the company’s human resource (HR) organization and operations in the U.S. and reports to Omnicom’s chairman and CEO John Wren.  

The company credits her as an “expert in driving large-scale transformational change through organizational re-design, talent management, and operations,” which will be an asset if the firm’s acquisition of Interpublic is approved and the companies integrate their operations.   

“Susan’s demonstrated ability to create innovative HR strategies in line with a company’s evolving business needs makes her a great fit to lead Omnicom’s people strategy,” stated Wren.  

Catalano was previously managing partner, chief people officer & chief administrative officer at WeWork, where she led all aspects of global HR for the company. Earlier she spent two decades at Citi, where she was managing director, senior human resources officer & global head of recruitment, managing day-to-day HR operations and global recruitment across more than 100 countries.