Havas Media poaches Dentsu Aegis investment exec John Lynch

Havas Media has taken John Lynch from rivals Dentsu Aegis for the new role of national investment director, and named James Zipeure as its new chief operating officer.

John Lynch and James Zipeure

Lynch, who has been heading up investment for out-of-home and print for Amplifi for the past two years, joins in the newly-created role tasked with evolving the three-year-old agency’s commercial operations.

Zipeure’s joined Havas when the agency launched in 2014 as chief commercial officer, having spent a 17-year career on the buying side of media agencies including a stint as national digital investment officer at Aegis.