VMLY&R Commerce CEO to step down, general manager duo to take lead

August 9, 2021 9:54

At the end of this month, VMLY&R’s CEO Sean Taylor will be stepping down from the role to focus on his other business interests, concluding a two-year succession planning process.

VMLY&R Commerce launched worldwide in January, combining the forces of Geometry and VMLY&R to become an end-to-end global creative commerce company. Its general managers Ben Walker and Kate Warren-Smith have taken the helm after being identified by Taylor as the “next generation of leaders”.

Sean Taylor, CEO, VMLY&R Commerce

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Emma Shepherd

Emma Shepherd was the acting deputy editor at Mumbrella who has over seven years of print and digital experience in the industry and has previously worked as a reporter for media outlets Bauer Media (now Are Media), Yahoo Australia, and a content strategist and writer for various independent marketing agencies.

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