OMD names Laura Nice and Sian Whitnall co-CEOs
Omnicom Media Group has appointed OMD managing director, Laura Nice, and chief digital officer, Sian Whitnall as co-CEOs, ending several months of speculation over the vacant role.
The duo replace Aimee Buchanan, who stepped across the aisle taking on the GroupM CEO role at rival group WPP last month. The appointments of Nice and Whitnall are effective immediately.
The appointments continue a trend at OMD of CEO’s being internal promotions rather than external recruitments. Both Buchanan and Peter Horgan before her promoted into the role. The agency said that the elevation is a “testament to OMD’s commitment to offer its people growth opportunities and to the bench strength of the national leadership team”.
