Essence Hires North America Strategy Leader From MediaCom

Jon Gittings arrives from fellow GroupM agency

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Essence, a global data and measurement-driven media agency and part of WPP’s GroupM, has a new strategy leader for North America.

Jon Gittings joins Essence from fellow GroupM agency MediaCom as executive vice president, strategy for North America. Gittings will work out of the agency’s New York office and serve as a member of the North American executive leadership team led by Essence North America CEO Steve Williams and work closely with the agency’s global strategy leadership team, which includes Essence co-founder and chief product officer Andrew Shebbeare and president, global strategy and analytics Simeon Duckworth.

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