DDB Worldwide has announced key leadership appointments, promoting Auckland-based Marty O’Halloran to global chief executive officer and naming Justin Thomas-Copeland as chief executive officer of the network’s North America region.
O’Halloran most recently served as chairman and CEO of DDB Group across Australia and New Zealand, a position he has held since 2005. O’Halloran replaces Wendy Clark who left DDB earlier this year for a role at Dentsu Aegis Network.
In his new role, O’Halloran will oversee operations across the global network.
Thomas-Copeland joins from OPMG Health, an Omnicom Precision Marketing Group network, where he served as global CEO.