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    Toby Southgate becomes chief growth officer at McCann Worldgroup

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    NEW YORK --

    Toby Southgate has been named chief growth officer of McCann Worldgroup. He was most recently worldwide CEO of Brand Union, a global brand communications network within WPP. His international experience has been focused on developing and managing high-level client relationships across the UK, Europe, Middle East and the U.S. 
     
    Harris Diamond, chairman and CEO of McCann Worldgroup, said: “What makes Toby so effective in business development is that he relishes the complexity of brand challenges in today’s complex business environment and he knows how to harness resources to create innovative multiplatform solutions for clients.”

    Southgate began his career with Brand Union in 2007 as managing director in Abu Dhabi. In 2011, he became CEO for UK and Ireland and, after two years, he was named CEO of the Americas. He was appointed worldwide CEO for the network in 2015. During his tenure with Brand Union he has worked globally with clients that include Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Vodafone, Sony, HSBC, Pernod Ricard, and Reckitt Benckiser. 

    Prior to joining Brand Union, Southgate was the managing partner for Third Eye Design. He worked in New York and London, and led the expansion of the business into the U.S. He established the New York office, which made a significant contribution to the agency and matured the business from a regional design shop to a strategic global brand and design consultancy.
     
    “Three things have made me hungry for this role: a magnetic culture, world-class people, and a relentless, unifying focus on doing great work for great clients,” said Southgate about joining McCann Worldgroup. “For a 100+ year-old business to sit at the cutting edge of our industry is something special. I’m excited to get to work helping clients do more with their businesses and brands.”

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    A Closer Look At Proposed Measures Designed To Curb Google’s Search Monopoly

    Thursday, November 21, 2024

    U.S. regulators are proposing aggressive measures to restore competition to the online search market after a federal judge ruled Google maintained an illegal monopoly for the last decade.

    The sweeping set of recommendations filed late Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Justice could radically alter Google's business, including possibly spinning off the Chrome web browser and syndicating its search data to competitors. Even if the courts adopt the blueprint, Google isn't likely to make any significant changes until 2026 at the earliest, because of the legal system's slow-moving wheels.

    Here's what it all means:

    What is the Justice Department's goal?
    Federal prosecutors are cracking down on Google in a case originally filed during near the end of then-President Donald Trump's first term. Officials say the main goal of these proposals is to get Google to stop leveraging its dominant search engine to illegally squelch competition and stifle innovation.

    "The playing field is not level because of Google's conduct, and Google's quality reflects the ill-gotten gains of an advantage illegally acquired," the Justice Department asserted in its recommendations. "The remedy must close this gap and deprive Google of these advantages."

    Not surprisingly, Google sees things much differently. The Justice Department's "wildly overbroad proposal goes miles beyond the Court's decision," Kent Walker, Google's chief legal officer, asserted in a blog post. "It would break a range of Google products — even beyond search — that people love and find helpful in their everyday lives."

    It's still possible that the Justice Department could ease off on its attempts to break up Google, especially if President-elect Donald Trump... Read More

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