MediaCom USA Taps New CEO

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NEW YORK Doug Checkeris has been named the new CEO of WPP’s MediaCom USA, the agency said today. His appointment is effective Oct. 1.

Previously, Checkeris was CEO of MediaCom Canada. He succeeds Dene Callas, who is moving into the newly created role of global director of creative.

Checkeris reports to MediaCom worldwide chairman and CEO Alexander Schmidt-Vogel.

“Doug has an impressive track record and intimately knows the MediaCom network, tools and culture,” Schmidt-Vogel said in a statement.





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