Expanded senior leadership roster will enhance global
capabilities across new business and strategic growth, marketing
communications, and integrated client solutions
NEW YORK, Dec. 6, 2021 /CNW/ -- (NASDAQ: STGW) –
Stagwell Inc., the challenger network built to transform marketing,
today announced several senior appointments that will help position
the Company for accelerated global growth and talent acquisition as
it enters 2022.
Key appointments include:
- Robyn Freye has been named SVP,
Chief Growth Officer, North
America to lead strategic growth initiatives for the
North America market and build a
robust client growth strategy across network. At Stagwell, Freye
has been instrumental in attracting key client engagements to the
global roster, including Google, Uber and Expedia. Freye held prior
roles at The Burnett Collective, where she served as a VP focused
on agency search and review, global consolidation, and operational
enhancement for multinational brands; and at R/GA as Vice President
and Managing Director, overseeing growth marketing efforts and key
multinational accounts for multiple U.S. offices.
- Alexis Williams has been named
SVP, Chief Brand Officer,
North America and will lead brand
marketing efforts collaborating with Stagwell's global and growth
teams. Williams was instrumental in the development of Stagwell
Inc.'s brand amid the combination of MDC Partners Inc. and Stagwell
Marketing Group LLC. and serves as an advisor to key network
communications clients. Prior to her tenure at Stagwell,
Williams held several executive roles at Politico overseeing
marketing communications and the erection of Politico's strategic
events division, and served as the Global Head of Women Rule, a
membership program that convenes women in positions of leadership
quarterly for idea-sharing, networking, and more.
- Nate Napier has been named SVP,
Global Solutions, responsible for building integrated teams and
working models that harness the collective marketing expertise of
Stagwell's portfolio agencies in service of connected, scalable
solutions for global clients. During his tenure at Stagwell,
Napier has been key to the creation of a central client
relationship management team that serves key global accounts. Prior
to joining Stagwell, Napier spent his career on the client-side
leading integrated brand building and implementing modern agile
marketing strategies for several Fortune 100 organizations
including Intuit and Procter & Gamble.
- Amy Mayurnik has been tapped for
the role of SVP, Global Recruitment, where she will lead and expand
the network's central recruitment team in support of the growth
underway across Stagwell's portfolio of companies. One of
Stagwell's longest-serving employees with over a decade of
experience in the network, Mayurnik has been instrumental in
developing a global talent pipeline of over 250,000 leading
creative, digital and technology-focused experts. Joining Mayurnik
on the team – and doubling the size of Stagwell's central
recruitment arm -- are Shane McEwen,
Mariana Bustamante, and Doris Jones, with additional hires planned
throughout 2022. Prior to Stagwell, Mayurnik was employed at
Deloitte.
"We have high hopes for Stagwell in 2022 and are making
incredible progress in assembling the right team of collaborative
leaders to bring our vision for transformative marketing to life,"
said Chairman and CEO Mark Penn.
"Each of these employees has demonstrated exceptional judgement,
agility in the face of disruption, and a commitment to Stagwell's
collaborative approach to global services."
In addition to hiring over 1,000 employees across its portfolio
in recent months, Stagwell has made several key appointments since
its launch in August 2021 to round
out the Company's roster of executive leadership. In addition to
the aforementioned talent, Stagwell has hired Stephanie Howley as Chief People Officer; tapped
former Harris Poll executive Merrill
Raman to lead technology and IT across Stagwell as Chief
Technology Officer; and promoted Randy
Duax to the role of Managing Director, Asia-Pacific to further accommodate the
network's rapid global expansion.
About Stagwell Inc.
Stagwell is the challenger network built to transform marketing.
We deliver scaled creative performance for the world's most
ambitious brands, connecting culture-moving creativity with
leading-edge technology to harmonize the art and science of
marketing. Led by entrepreneurs, our 10,000+ specialists in
20+ countries are unified under a single purpose: to drive
effectiveness and improve business results for their
clients. Join us at www.stagwellglobal.com.
Contact: Beth Sidhu
beth.sidhu@stagwellglobal.com
202-423-4414
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