McCann Worldgroup’s Rob Reilly joins WPP as global CCO

McCann Worldgroup’s Rob Reilly joins WPP as global CCO

He will take the charge in May.

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NEW DELHI: WPP has appointed outgoing McCann Worldgroup global creative chairman Rob Reilly as its global chief creative officer. Reilly will join the network in May and report to CEO Mark Reed. 

“In partnership with Mark, and the CEOs and CCOs of WPP’s agencies, Rob will champion creativity within and beyond the company, fostering a culture that delivers extraordinary work to WPP’s clients. He is also tasked with attracting and nurturing the best creative talent, driving inclusion and diversity in creative work and teams, and working with technology partners to fuel the creativity needed for their platforms,” WPP said in a statement. 

Rob Reilly said, “Mark’s ambition is to make WPP the most creative company on the planet. For a creative person, that was impossible to resist. He is leading a complete reinvention of WPP and is committed to putting creativity at the center of everything the company does. I look forward to joining the talented team of people at WPP and helping its fantastic agencies continue to build on their success.”

Mark Read said, “Rob is one of the world’s most celebrated creative leaders. He has been a transformative creative force wherever he has applied his considerable talent, and I know he will have the same impact at WPP. I am delighted that Rob is joining us as we look to make WPP synonymous with the world’s most creative, most effective and most forward-looking work – and at a time when this has never been more important to our clients.”