TL Chairman Moves To Rapp

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Gary VonKennel, who calls his leadership style “direct but humane,” hopes to instill that quality and his affinity for the sector into his new role as Rapp Collins’ chairman and CEO.

“I bring energy and a different leadership style [to Rapp]—I love new business,” said the 55-year-old executive, who most recently served as both chairman of Omnicom Group’s Tracy Locke Partnership in Dallas and president and CEO of sibling U.S. Marketing & Promotions in Torrance, Calif.

VonKennel will split his time between Rapp’s 450-person Dallas office, the Omnicom shop’s largest, and its New York headquarters, which has about 130 staffers.



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