BarkleyOKRP has named Brandon Cooke chief marketing and growth officer. He’ll lead marketing and growth efforts across its four US offices: Kansas City, Missouri, New York, Chicago and Denver. He reports to CEO Katy Hornaday. 

He succeeds Jason Parks, who is retiring after nearly three decades with the agency. 

Cooke spent nearly a decade at FCB, most recently as Global CMO and international affiliates. He’s credited with being instrumental in securing big wins at the agency, including Kellanova and Kimberly-Clark. 

He earlier served as global CMO at Dentsu’s mcgarrybowen.  

Cooke’s new role unifies the agency's client experience and business development efforts under a single leader for the first time. 

“We have big ambitions -- and to make our vision real, we have to have the very best team,” said Katy Hornaday, CEO of BarkleyOKRP.  

The past year has been a busy one for the agency, which was formed by the merger of Barkley and OKRP in 2024. Last year it founded media operation MissionOne and tapped Sean Corcoran from Mediahub to launch and lead it. Early this year it opened its New York office. Last November the agency appointed Brad Jones chief creative officer.