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Young Will Succeed Lazarus As O&M's Global CEO

  • Ad Age , Wednesday, July 23, 2008 10:45 AM
Miles Young, 53, chairman of Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide Asia-Pacific, will replace Shelly Lazarus, 60, as global CEO of O& M Worldwide effective Jan. 1. Lazarus will retain her title as chairman of Ogilvy Group.

Lazarus has become one of the most powerful women in the business world, not just Madison Avenue. She helped Ogilvy grow internationally over the last decade, and pushed for investment in what were formerly known as below-the-line disciplines -- like direct marketing -- that contribute more than half of Ogilvy's total revenue. Along the way, she became known as a deft client handler, boasting close relationships at blue-chip companies like American Express and IBM.

Young, 53, who serves on WPP Group's worldwide board and is a member of Ogilvy's executive committee, started his career in the UK and first joined the agency in 1983 after stints at Lintas and Allen Brady & Marsh. Much like Lazarus, he developed his chops on the direct side of the business; in 1990 he was named managing director of Ogilvy & Mather Direct, London, and later became regional director of O&M Direct Europe.

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