Omnicom Hires Top Talent Away From WPP to Build Its Dedicated AT&T Division in L.A.

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Six months after AT&T announced plans to move the core of its entertainment division from Atlanta to Dallas and El Segundo, Calif., Omnicom has made several key hires to build out the as-yet-unnamed division launched to serve that client in the L.A. area.

Colin Drummond and Angela Jones recently joined the office as executive vice presidents and co-leads on integrated strategy for the AT&T team. Drummond and Jones come to Omnicom from two WPP companies: Ogilvy & Mather in New York and Maxus Global in Los Angeles, respectively.

They

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