NEW YORK, Feb. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of
Directors of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC) announced the
appointment of Ronnie S. Hawkins as
an Independent Director, effective immediately.
Mr. Hawkins' appointment increases the size of the Board of
Directors to 14 members, 12 of whom are independent. He will be a
member of the Finance Committee.
"It is a pleasure to welcome Ronnie to the Board of Directors,"
said Bruce Crawford, Omnicom's
Chairman. "Ronnie comes to us with years of experience in
international mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, start-ups
and divestitures, and I'm confident that he is going to be a great
addition to our Board."
Mr. Hawkins is currently Managing Director, Head of
International Investments and a member of the Investment Committee
of EIG Global Energy Partners. He joined EIG in 2014 and was named
to the Investment Committee in 2017. In these roles, Mr. Hawkins
leads EIG's efforts to identify, execute and manage energy
investments outside the U.S. Previously, Mr. Hawkins held positions
as a senior executive in the banking industry where he led numerous
corporate financings for large companies including equity, debt and
structured financings.
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