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May 11, 2007
Brown to bring 'drive and elegance' to OMG role

Philippa Brown's appointment as Omnicom Media Group's UK chief wasn't obvious, but ruffles no feathers. Colin Gottlieb, the chief executive of Omnicom Media Group for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, had been searching for months. Many expected a senior agency figure to be appointed. Gottlieb says Brown has the necessary "drive and elegance" to take forward an umbrella organisation covering seven different brands and some 780 people.