WPP Production has appointed John Paulson Managing Director, New York. The role has been vacant for years. He is based in New York and reports to Chris Norwood, CEO North America.   

Paulson will be responsible for leading growth and operations for the New York office, working with leaders across WPP Creative, Media and Enterprise.   

Most recently Paulson served at business transformation consultancy Reunion. Earlier he was Global president of Deluxe Entertainment and prior to that was Global CEO Tag Worldwide, which was acquired by Dentsu in 2023.  

Earlier in his career he served at Grey, rising to CEO of G2 Americas overseeing Grey’s portfolio of specialist marketing agencies.