NEW YORK, Nov. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- McCann
Worldgroup today announced that Nicolina
O'Rorke has been named Global Chief Financial Officer.
O'Rorke steps into the role vacated by Gary
Lee, who announced his retirement earlier this year and will
serve in a transitional role over the next few months.
"Nicolina is a unique talent in every way," said Bill Kolb, Chairman and CEO, McCann Worldgroup. "She is a battle-tested CFO
from a global media network who began her career in investment
banking. Her professional skills are complemented by her personal
skills—she empowers and raises up the teams around her, she tackles
complex problems and sees opportunities that others do not, and she
believes in the power of a tightly-connected network of talent to
push an organization forward."
Kolb cited O'Rorke's extensive client-side and financial
experience in his decision to recruit someone outside the
advertising agency world into such a senior role. O'Rorke brings to
McCann Worldgroup a diverse combination of best-in-class financial
skills and senior corporate operations leadership experience.
O'Rorke joins from NBC Sports, where she served as SVP, NBC Sports
Enterprises and General Manager, Sports Betting and Gaming. In this
role, she built out the company's presence in the sports betting
space, including securing a $500M
partnership to make PointsBet the Official Sports Betting Partner
of NBC Sports. Previous to that role, she served as CFO, NBC Sports
Regional Networks from 2015 to 2019, where she led strategy,
business transformation and financial operations.
O'Rorke graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University and earned her MBA at
Columbia University. She began her
career as an investment banking analyst at Credit Suisse First
Boston in New York.
"I am thrilled to be joining McCann Worldgroup, the most
effective marketing solutions company, in a global role," said
O'Rorke. "Advertising sits at the intersection of business
strategy, consumer engagement and popular culture. I am excited by
the opportunity to join this dynamic industry and help identify new
ways to measure ROI and deliver growth."
O'Rorke joined NBC Sports from NBC News, where she served in a
variety of senior finance roles since 2009, most recently as Chief
Financial Officer, NBC News, from 2013 – 2015. There she oversaw
finance for all NBC News broadcasts and platforms and was a key
member of the leadership team. Prior to joining the News Group,
O'Rorke served in various finance positions within the NBCUniversal
Cable Entertainment Group, most notably working on the acquisition
and integration of Oxygen Media.
Among the many accolades she has earned, O'Rorke was named a
Game Changer in the 2019 Sports Business Journal awards issue and
one of CableFax's Most Influential Multi-ethnic Executives.
ABOUT McCANN WORLDGROUP
McCann Worldgroup, part
of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG), is a creatively driven
global marketing company whose professionals are united across 100+
countries by a single mission: To help brands earn a meaningful
role in people's lives. McCann Worldgroup was named "Global Agency
of The Year" by Adweek magazine, "Network of the Year" by the
Cannes Lions, the world's most creatively-effective marketing
services company by the Effie Awards (for three consecutive years),
"Global Network of the Year" by Campaign Magazine and "Network of
The Year" by The Webby Awards two years in a row. The network
comprises McCann (advertising), MRM
(science/technology/relationship marketing), Momentum Worldwide
(total brand experience), McCann Health (professional/dtc
communications), CRAFT (production), Weber Shandwick (public
relations) and FutureBrand (consulting/design).
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