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NEW YORK Ogilvy & Mather today named John Seifert, 51, a 30-year veteran of the WPP Group agency, to lead its North American operations in the new position of chairman.
Previously, Carla Hendra, 52, and Bill Gray, 56, ran North America, as co-CEOs. Gray will now shift to vice chairman of the region in charge of select accounts and network development, the agency said.
Hendra, who’s also chairman of Ogilvy’s New York office, will continue as CEO of North America but will now report to Seifert.
As co-CEOs, Hendra and Gray reported to worldwide CEO Miles Young and before that, Shelly Lazarus.
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