Omnicom Chief Commits to Supporting Ukraine's Future

CEO John Wren praised the work of his teams across the region

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“We’re not going away when the media goes away,” Omnicom’s chief executive John Wren promised his Ukrainian employees.

Speaking to Adweek as the war being waged by Russia rages on, Wren was adamant in the agency network’s commitment to Omnicom staff and their families—not only now, but after the fighting ends.

Omnicom announced on March 17, almost a month after the invasion began, that the business would cease operations in Russia. It, and a few of its network rivals, had faced criticism from their own staff around the lack of speed to act.

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