Interpublic Group (IPG) announced that Nick Brien has been designated to succeed John Dooner as CEO of McCann Worldgroup. The move, which will become effective April 1, is the culmination of a multi-year plan led by IPG's Chairman and CEO Michael Roth and its Board to ensure a seamless management transition at the holding company's operating unit. John Dooner will stay on as Chairman of McCann Worldgroup through 2010.
Roth said that, in the wake of Brien's move to McCann Worldgroup, Mediabrands will be led by an Office of the Chairman, reporting directly to him. The Office of the Chairman will be comprised of Richard Beaven, CEO of Initiative, Tara Comonte, Mediabrands' COO and CFO, Matt Freeman, the recently-named CEO of Mediabrands Ventures and Matt Seiler, CEO of UM. A decision concerning a new CEO for Mediabrands is not contemplated until 2011, the company said.
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