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GroupM has named Aimee Buchanan as CEO for Australia & New Zealand. She will join GroupM in October to lead the network of agencies including Mindshare, MediaCom, Wavemaker, Essence, Neo and m/SIX and specialty media businesses including Finecast, Xaxis and Sightline.

GroupM, WPP’s media investment group, announces Brendan Moorcroft as CEO of Choreograph, WPP’s global data products and technology company operated by GroupM, effective August 9, as Kirk McDonald returns his full focus to CEO of GroupM North America.

COMvergence has issued its latest global billings rankings report based on Final 2020 media agency and group billings – including digital media spends. With a total 2020 billings figure estimated at $21.3B, and a growth rate of -9.7%, OMD stays as the top-ranked media agency network worldwide. GroupM’s Mindshare (including Neo) placed 2nd with $20.0B (-6.2%) and Carat ranks 3rd with $15.5B (-18.4%). 

GroupM, WPP’s media investment group, today announced that an inaugural group of 20 clients has pledged to spend at least two percent (2%) of their total annual media budgets in Black-owned media companies through the firm’s recently introduced Media Inclusion Initiative (MII).

GroupM, WPP's media investment group, announced that Krystal Olivieri has been elevated to the role of global Chief Innovation Officer.

GroupM, WPP’s media investment group, today announced that it has formed the Media Inclusion Initiative, an integrated investment strategy to support and grow diverse and Black-owned media companies and creators, with an initial focus on Black-owned media and creators. As the latest program in GroupM’s Responsible Investment framework, this initiative deepens the group’s DE&I commitments. 

WPP announces Choreograph, a new global data company, to help clients realize the value of their first-party data, consult on and implement their data and technology strategies, and advise on privacy-first approaches to navigate the fast-changing data landscape. Choreograph brings together the specialist data units of GroupM and Wunderman Thompson into a single company with global reach, accessible to all WPP clients and companies.  

On Earth Day, WPP announces a new commitment to reach net zero carbon emissions in its operations by 2025 and across its entire supply chain by 2030.  To deliver net zero emissions from WPP’s operations, electricity will be 100% renewably sourced by 2025.