SHARPER INSIGHTS
Onward and upward. For Page Thompson, this is more a directive than a mantra.  Page’s insight that “the one constant in media today is that everything is changing” furthers his demand for excellence and drives results for OMD's clients.  

INSPIRING IDEAS
In 2002, as CEO North America, Page merged the media departments of DDB, BBDO and TBWA, creating OMD, the largest media operation in North America.  Page is one of the Founding Fathers of the well-known Checkmate process, the initial blueprint for Insights-Ideas-Results and the foundation of our current proprietary planning process, Vision.

SUSTAINABLE RESULTS
Under Page’s leadership, Omnicom Media Group North America has won more than $8 billion in new business since 2005.  A powerful advocate for media’s role in advertising, Page has led both the Media Directors Council and the 4A’s Media Policy Committee and serves on the boards of Needham’s New York office and DDB Worldwide.  Honored as Media Director of the Year and as a Media Maven by Ad Age, Page drives results in the community as well by serving on the board of Concern Worldwide (U.S.).  Page also led the effort, with the Ad Club of New York, to raise more than $2 million for New York public schools.

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Media planning needs to evolve to communications planning. As CEO of OMD Canada, Cathy ensures her teams craft communication solutions influenced by consumer behaviour. Cathy's drive for innovation and new solutions thrives at OMD, as evidenced by OMD being the most awarded agency at the 2011 Media Innovation Awards.
 
INSPIRING IDEASOver the course of nearly two decades with Cossette Media, Cathy focused on clients such as Nike, Coca Cola and Bel.  Her leadership brought Cossette three gold Media Lions and an armful of other awards, including four ‘Best in Show’ trophies, dominating Canada’s Media Innovation Awards year after year.  While Cathy has an entrepreneurial spirit, communications planning is her passion, and is what led her to launch her own agency in 2009, x connections, which later merged with CP+B Toronto.
 
SUSTAINABLE RESULTS
A graduate of the University of Manitoba, Cathy is well-known in the Canadian media community. She is on the board of the Canadian Media Directors Council; has judged at the 2007 Cannes Media Lions festival; and chaired the Young Media competition at National Advertising Awards in 2009. Cathy also sits on the Canada Cannes board helping to inspire the Canadian media community to be recognized.  Cathy has a very active family with two teenagers and a very patient husband.

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As CEO of OMD US, Alan develops fresh perspectives on communication strategy, marketing analytics and innovation. Under Alan’s leadership, OMD has become the agency for strategy, intelligence and marketing money managers. He launched many new service offerings such as Ignition Factory (creative media), Airwave (mobile) and OMD Word (social) that have helped make media the most important part of marketing.

INSPIRING IDEAS
With a background in leading marketing for companies like GE-NBC and Disney-ABC, Alan leverages over 25 years of experience to manage OMD’s seven US offices. Clients look to Alan for OMD’s leading analytics and innovation and creativity to accelerate their growth. Over 30 clients have joined under his tenure after he joined from Interpublic as President, West for Initiative in 2008.

SUSTAINABLE RESULTS
Alan and his teams have been recognized for their accomplishments.  OMD was awarded Media Agency of the Year by both Adweek and Advertising Age in 2011. Adweek and Advertising Age also awarded OMD Agency of the Year three of the last four years. The Gunn Report named OMD as the Most Creative Agency for the last six years.  Alan was also named one of the top 10 Media Executives in the Mediaweek 50 in 2010, and a Media All-Star and Ad Age Media Maven.  Alan is a summa cum laude graduate of Boston University, and has an MBA from Harvard Business School.

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The best leaders bring a unique perspective to the table. Trish’s breadth of experience from sales and brand management to retail brand marketing, from direct and digital marketing to media planning has given her a unique perspective for what it takes to develop successful business and marketing strategies.  

INSPIRING IDEAS
With a career grounded in innovation and creativity, Trish has been a marketing partner to some of the world’s greatest brands.  She oversees marketing innovation for clients like State Farm, H&R Block, JCPenney and the Illinois Lottery, to name a few.  Before joining OMD, she was Managing Director of Ogilvy’s direct and digital group, where they perfected the performance marketing practice using advanced analytics, modeling and good old fashioned marketing know-how to deliver for clients, including Kraft, Allstate, CDW and Suave. Trish spent 11 years working on the McDonald’s business perfecting “store as brand’” as a key strategy for McDonald’s.  Additionally, she started her career as a Brand Manager for LEGO toys where she drove branding, product and marketing innovation.

SUSTAINABLE RESULTS
Trish demands the best from her employees and holds everyone to be accountable and take pride in their work. Through her guidance and support, the Chicago office has become a place that fosters collaboration and excellence as evidenced by the growing number of new business and award wins.

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Strategic insights, innovative ideas, and measurable results all lead to success in the West. Greg oversees OMD’s Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle offices, managing a wide array of global and U.S. based accounts in addition to strategic planning and business development. 
 
INSPIRING IDEAS
Greg brings over 20 years of experience in marketing, media and digital expertise to OMD, having worked for Initiative, NBC, FOX, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), and Virgin Mobile. Prior to joining OMD, Greg spent the last several years at Initiative New York where he managed the entertainment and innovation practice, including the CBS, Showtime, AOL and Fuse accounts. At Virgin Mobile, Greg helped launch the brand and their pay as you go service in the US. He also spent a decade in network television for NBC and FOX, developing campaigns for primetime programs and managing several of NBC’s first marketing partnerships with Yahoo! and AOL.
 
SUSTAINABLE RESULTS
Named an AdAge Media Maven in 2011, Greg has been recognized for his track record of innovation and the role he’s played in helping to expand OMD West’s roster of clients, doubling the size of our LA office. Greg’s relentless focus on content, innovation and the integration of media has helped OMD become one of the most successful media operations on the west coast.

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We are only as good as the talent we surround ourselves with.  Kathleen has spent her career focusing on the people she works with, mentoring the talent that works for her and challenging people to deliver more than they think they can.  This has been evident from the time she started overseeing media training programs at Young & Rubicam right through the four years she spent heading up the Global Talent Management and Organizational Effectiveness practices for Omnicom Media Group.

INSPIRING IDEAS
Kathleen has 30 years of media experience, all spent at premier agencies like Y&R, Ogilvy & Mather, and Mindshare; working on well-known brands like Warner Lambert, Revlon, Johnson & Johnson and AT&T. Kathleen joined OMD Midwest in 2002 to help transition from separate creative agency media departments into a cohesive media company.  Most recently, Kathleen has stepped up to lead OMD’s East region with oversight of clients such as Hershey, Coty, Time Warner Cable, Eli Lilly and Monster.

SUSTAINABLE RESULTS
Kathleen’s reputation as a leader in managing companies through significant change has been well noted throughout her career. She received the Women to Watch award as a reflection of managing the two biggest media companies through these changes.  She continues to motivate and inspire the people she works with today.

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It takes a creative approach to make media the most important part of marketing. As Business Development lead for the U.S., Tara guides and inspires our teams to deliver thoughtful, innovative solutions that address prospective clients' business issues. She acts as liaison to the consultant community and is the connective tissue that keeps our teams in sync with one another. She also spearheads marketing, affording OMD to be one of the most awarded agencies.

INSPIRING IDEAS
Tara brings 15 years of experience to OMD. Prior to joining OMD, Tara led business development for the New York offices of creative agencies Euro RSCG and Arnold. Having grown up in account management at DDB, coupled with a keen insight into the client mindset gained at the American Stock Exchange, she lends valuable oversight. Her creative agency experience means she can instantly find the story behind the challenge and marshal the resources needed to solve it.  She makes OMD- and by extension, our clients- look good.

SUSTAINABLE RESULTS
In her two years at OMD, Tara has helped lead the U.S. to numerous client wins including Levi’s, eHarmony, Activision and Toys“R"Us, while simultaneously defending and growing OMD’s current roster organically.  While Tara is on call for OMD at all hours, she is also on call for her husband and toddler daughter; a win-win situation.

SHARPER INSIGHTS
Automate and elevate.  Ben recognizes that digital thinking is the tool that can untether people from high-effort, low-value routines and unleash powerful work.  As CDO, Ben has led our “Digital@the Core” efforts, whereby our strategy and investment teams are infused with digital data, process and experience. These efforts have doubled-down on OMD’s commitment to digital:  creating a pervasive digital mindset while honing a class leading, dedicated digital strategic practice for our clients.
 
INSPIRING IDEAS
A 14-year expert in digital media, Ben made the jump to interactive from analog in the late ‘90s.  He joined OMD in 2011 after eight years at IPG, having built digital and integrated practices at both media-only and full-service agencies.   There, Ben created new client services including search and mobile; established centers of excellence in social and video; and built cross-training programs for all employees.  
 
SUSTAINABLE RESULTS
Ben is an expert at helping clients recognize the business value of digital.  Under his tenure, digital results, budgets and departments have grown exponentially.  His expertise has been sought from the Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek, as well as the DMA and AAAA/IAB.  In his free time, Ben is a mentor with StreetSquash, where he combines his love of playing squash and helping kids, including his own.

SHARPER INSIGHTS
Satisfied clients require more than clout.  Chris and his team prove this every day as they manage the largest single concentration of TV expenditure in the U.S. marketplace.  Deals are negotiated, buys are placed, and commercials air for the most admired brands in the world, all with an unrelenting focus on high quality environments AND creative enhancements.
 
INSPIRING IDEAS
After working at BBDO for more than a decade, Chris played an integral role in the transformation of his media department into part of a full service media agency.  Transformation has also been a theme in his professional responsibilities.  Sensing change in the TV marketplace, Chris stayed ahead of the curve and by embracing the new paradigm, led the first agency team to create long-term agreements within digital video offerings of major media owners. This has evolved into a marketplace approach that incorporates digital into almost every deal and leverages traditional TV clout to deliver benefits to clients on multiple video platforms.

SUSTAINABLE RESULTS
Recently named one of the “Market Movers” by Broadcasting & Cable magazine, Chris is an industry leader who is a regular conference panelist and trade press contributor.   With a wife, three children and two step-children, Chris has a rewarding personal life as well.

SHARPER INSIGHTS
Foresight and accountability ensure maximum performance. As Chief Procurement Officer for Omnicom Media Group, DJ works to ensure that our investment teams effectively and efficiently execute best-in-class procurement strategies in and across all media channels. DJ’s team champions the critical technology and research initiatives that further enhance the client-supplier relationship and quantifies any resulting performance improvements.

INSPIRING IDEAS
Having also worked client side, DJ understands that clients need to see the return in their marketing investments at the local, regional and global level. His experience includes serving 10+ years at Colgate-Palmolive, where he was responsible for the advancement of performance-based marketing and media agency relationships. At Pitney Bowes, DJ transformed its fragmented regional buying functions into a centralized, digitally enabled procurement organization. DJ was also a founding leader in Motorola’s global indirect procurement organization, seeing its evolution from infancy to a truly global sourcing operation.

SUSTAINABLE RESULTS
A certified Project Management Professional (PMP), D.J. received a B.S. in software engineering from ‘THE’ Ohio State University and an M.B.A. in international management from the Executive Program at Thunderbird School of Global Management.