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Brian Lesser returns to GroupM with an expected focus on advancing tech

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The latest C-suite shuffle within WPP’s media agency arm, GroupM, comes at the very top of the organization, as Brian Lesser returns to the company as global CEO this September. Lesser will replace Christian Juhl, who led GroupM for the last five years, ascending to that spot four years after GroupM acquired digital agency Essence in 2015.

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Jerry Buhlmann joins digital agency Dept as non exec chair

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Jerry Buhlmann, the former CEO of Dentsu Aegis Network, has joined international digital agency Dept as a non-executive chairman, where he has been brought in to advise on growth and global expansion. Dept was founded in Amsterdam in 2015 and now employs 2,500 people in 30 offices.

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George Parker: my review of 2015 and US agency pick

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Christmas seems to have come (and almost gone) in November this year so we’re kicking off our reviews of the year and choice of agencies and others early too. Who better than George Parker, founder and editor of the famed Adscam, to get the ball rolling? Among other highlights (or maybe lowlights) George picks his.

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21. Mark Zagorski – eXelate, Telaria & DoubleVerify

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Mark Zagorski is a tenured ad tech CEO, having led eXelate (acquired by Nielsen), Telaria (later Magnite ) and currently DoubleVerify. But more than that, he’s a true ad tech O.G., joining pioneering agency Modem Media/Poppe Tyson as an A.E. in the mid-’90s right as digital ads were getting started.

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International deals drive 2015 marcoms takeover trends

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New Research by specialist marcoms M&A firm Results International shows that the number of global marcoms deals completed in Q3 2015 rose by seven per cent from Q2 (264 deals in Jul-Sep compared to 246 in Apr-Jun). This has been driven largely by a jump in the number of cross-border deals. More than a third.

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Ciesco: IPG leads the holding company pack in 2015

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WPP WPP’s revenue for the twelve months ended December 31 2015 grew. Corporate finance advisory firm Ciesco has produced its review of the full year results from the big four marcoms companies – WPP, Omnicom, Publicis Groupe and Interpublic (IPG). IPG seems to be the narrow winner in a year of mixed fortunes for all.

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VideoAmp Appoints Chief Strategy Officer Nicholas Chakalos to Its Board of Directors

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Chakalos, who joined VideoAmp in 2015, brings a wealth of experience in media and ad tech fields. It also has made steady progress in executing its vision to create a better marketplace for the entire industry by making inroads with advertisers, agencies and brands.