Omnicom Vet John Harris To Lead Worldwide Partners

by , June 8, 2016

Industry veteran John Harris has been named CEO/President of Worldwide Partners (WPI), the advertising and marketing communications network. Harris replaces Al Moffatt who joined The Tombras Group as Senior Vice President, Special Projects in March, and will be based at the company’s headquarters in Denver, CO. 

WPI is made up of 70 agencies employing 4,500 people in 141 offices located in 54 countries across North America, Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East. The partner agencies manage $2.7 billion in worldwide advertising expenditures for clients including Lufthansa, Samsung, Pfizer, Nike, Mini, Procter & Gamble, 3M and Caterpillar. 

A 15-year veteran of the Omnicom Group, Harris previously served as president of TBWA\’s Karsh\Hagan Advertising and as senior vice president of global shopper marketing agency The Integer Group.   

Harris’ independent agency experience includes chief strategy officer roles at search marketing agency Location3 Media and at branded content studio Windowseat. His client-side experience includes serving as SVP of marketing for restaurant chain Smashburger, and as CMO for apparel company Fresh Produce Clothing. 

He has worked with clients including Coors Brewing Company, Procter & Gamble, McDonald’s, TD Ameritrade and American Crew. 

“John has the expertise and energy we hoped to find to take us into the future,” stated Fernando Guntovitch, Worldwide Partners Chairman and Owner of partner agency The Group Comunicação in São Paulo, Brazil. “He’s a listener, a collaborator and a leader.”

 

 

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