VMLY&R Unveils Global Creative Leadership Team Led by Debbi Vandeven

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VMLY&R, formed in September through the merger of WPP’s VML and Y&R, unveiled its global creative leadership team today. Debbi Vandeven, the former global VML chief creative officer, will maintain her role at VMLY&R and report to global CEO Jon Cook.

Vandeven, a 2016 Adweek Creative 100 and founding member of Time’s Up Advertising, will oversee about 2,000 of VMLY&R’s total 7,000 employees as global CCO.

“Since joining VML in 2000, Debbi has fostered a collaborative creative environment that delivers innovative work driven by inspiring connections across the connected consumer experience for clients around the world,” Cook said in a statement.

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