DETROIT, May 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Commonwealth//McCann
was named a GM Supplier of the Year by General Motors during its
27th annual Supplier of the Year awards ceremony
held Wednesday, May 15 in
Detroit.
During the event, GM recognized 133 of its best suppliers from
15 countries that have consistently exceeded GM's expectations,
created outstanding value or introduced innovations to the
company.
This is the first time Commonwealth//McCann has received the
award.
"We hold our suppliers to a high bar," said Steve Kiefer, GM senior vice president, Global
Purchasing and Supply Chain. "They went above and beyond to deliver
the innovations and quality that will help us earn customers for
life."
More than half of the suppliers are repeat winners from
2017.
The Supplier of the Year award winners were chosen by a global
team of GM purchasing, engineering, quality, manufacturing and
logistics executives. Winners were selected based on performance
criteria in Product Purchasing, Global Purchasing and Manufacturing
Services, Customer Care and Aftersales, and Logistics.
"We are honored to have been named
a Supplier of the Year by our valued
partners at General Motors," said Bill
Kolb, Global President, Diversified Agencies, McCann
Worldgroup and Chairman & CEO, Commonwealth//McCann. "This is a
clear reflection of the creativity and
dedication of our entire Commonwealth//McCann community,
and a powerful demonstration of the partnership we
share with the Chevrolet team. This partnership enables
us to invent impactful, meaningful and effective work that
continues to elevate the Chevrolet brand
around the globe."
About Commonwealth//McCann
Commonwealth//McCann, named General Motors
2019 Supplier of the Year, is
an award-winning advertising agency founded in 2012 as a
division of McCann Worldgroup. McCann Worldgroup, part of
the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG), is a leading global
marketing solutions network united across 100+ countries by a
single vision: To help brands play a meaningful role in
people's lives. Ranked as the world's most creatively
effective marketing services company both in 2018 and 2019, the
global network comprises McCann (advertising), MRM//McCann
(science/technology/relationship marketing), Momentum Worldwide
(total brand experience), McCann Health (professional/dtc
communications), CRAFT (production), PMK-BNC (entertainment/popular
culture), Weber Shandwick (public relations) and FutureBrand
(consulting/design).
General Motors (NYSE:GM) is committed to delivering
safer, better and more sustainable ways for people to get around.
General Motors, its subsidiaries and its joint venture entities
sell vehicles under the Cadillac, Chevrolet,
Baojun, Buick, GMC, Holden, Jiefang and Wuling brands.
More information on the company and its subsidiaries,
including OnStar, a global leader in vehicle safety and
security services, Maven, its personal mobility brand, and
Cruise, its autonomous vehicle ride-sharing company, can be found
at http://www.gm.com.
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