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  • MediaCom announces changes to Worldwide, EMEA and UK leadership teams

    MediaCom announces changes to Worldwide, EMEA and UK leadership teams

    MUMBAI: MediaCom has promoted Nick Lawson, Josh Krichefski and Kate Rowlinson in changes to its Worldwide, EMEA and UK leadership teams. All changes will come into effect in September.

    Nick Lawson, currently MediaCom’s EMEA CEO and global client practice lead, succeeds Toby Jenner as worldwide chief operating officer. Nick will be responsible for driving the network’s business development, marketing and product offers, while retaining his position as global client practice lead. Nick has been with the agency for 28 years, originally as part of the media business before it merged with MediaCom in 1999.

    Josh Krichefski, who originally joined MediaCom in 2011, replaces Lawson as EMEA CEO, having spent the last three years as UK CEO. He takes responsibility for 4,400 people across 37 offices, driving the vision and culture for the region.

    Josh is replaced as UK CEO by Kate Rowlinson, the agency’s current managing director, Worldwide Hubs who has been part of the network for ten years. She will lead the country’s biggest agency, comprised of 1,250 people across five offices.

    Worldwide chairman and CEO Stephen Allan said of the appointments, “Nick, Josh and Kate’s track records in delivering truly innovative work are unparalleled and I am in no doubt they are the best people to lead the MediaCom network into its next exciting chapter. They will bring forward thinking and rich expertise to our clients, helping them achieve their growth agendas, and perfectly exemplify our People First, Better Results belief. Their continued personal growth has and will continue to deliver the best possible results for the brands we work with.”

    Lawson and Krichefski will report into Stephen Allan, whilst Rowlinson will report into Krichefski.

  • MediaCom expands global executive leadership team

    MediaCom expands global executive leadership team

    MUMBAI: MediaCom has strengthened its Global Executive Committee with two senior appointments. Kate Rowlinson, Managing Director Worldwide Hubs, has been promoted to the Global EXCO along with Christine Fang, who recently joined the agency as Global Chief Financial Officer. Rowlinson and Fang begin their duties with immediate effect.

    In her current role as Managing Director, Worldwide Hubs, Kate is responsible for developing MediaCom’s Worldwide Hubs, so they build on already strong senior client stakeholder relationships and enhance the agency’s use of customised solutions for its clients. Rowlinson ensures MediaCom’s hubs operate to the same best practice guidelines while striving for better integration and mobility opportunities for its people.

    Christine Fang, Global Chief Financial Officer, has more than 20 years of experience in financial management roles at agencies and brands and joins MediaCom from GroupM. Prior to joining GroupM China as CFO in 2016, Christine was Head of FP&A at Mondelez China, and before that, spent more than six years at PepsiCo China as CFO Beverages. Christine has also worked at Gillette China and Carrefour China.

    Stephen Allan, MediaCom’s Worldwide Chairman & CEO said “We are delighted to welcome Kate and Christine into our agency’s global executive leadership team. Kate has been with us, cumulatively, for more than a decade, and she has been instrumental in the growth of our and our clients’ businesses. Her promotion is a clear illustration of our ‘People First, Better Results’ philosophy in action. Christine, meanwhile, brings with her a lifetime’s experience in commercial leadership roles at both agencies and clients, and her knowledge and insights, specifically from a client perspective, will prove invaluable.”