Sebastian Rennie returns to Aus as GroupM chief investment officer

May 3, 2021 9:00

The leadership changes at GroupM have continued rolling in as a replacement for Nicola Lewis as chief investment officer has finally been named.

Sebastian Rennie is returning to the CIO position in Australia and New Zealand after spending three years in the role for GroupM Canada. Rennie will take up the local post in June.

Sebastian Rennie returns to Australia

The appointment of Rennie comes just days after MediaCom CEO Willie Pang was made managing director of GroupM services, taking the lead on the group’s global digital transformation strategy. In his place Yaron Farizon, currently CEO of MediaCom Russia and MediaCom Connections Israel, will become CEO of MediaCom AUNZ – also commencing his role on 1 June. Meanwhile, the hunt for a new CEO of GroupM for Australia and New Zealand is still on, following the departure of Mark Lollback in March.

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Zoe Wilkinson

Zoe Wilkinson was a reporter at Mumbrella and the producer of the Mumbrellacast from March 2019 to May 2021.

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