DDB Worldwide President and CEO Chuck Brymer announced today the promotion of Tribal DDB US East President Paul Gunning to CEO of Tribal DDB Worldwide, effective immediately.
Gunning, who will relocate to New York from Chicago, succeeds Matt Freeman, who is leaving Tribal DDB Worldwide to become CEO of the digital media and entertainment company, GoFish.
“Tribal DDB’s management has collectively built a strong culture and a team that has worked together for many years. Paul joined Tribal DDB in 2000 and has served in a number of senior management positions since then,” Brymer said. “He is a terrific talent with both long-term experience in digital and a deep understanding of our clients’ needs. I am confident he will do an outstanding job in his new position.”
In addition to the promotion of Gunning, Brymer announced two other promotions of key management. Liz Ross, formerly President of Tribal DDB US West, now becomes President of Tribal DDB US and Global Chief Marketing Officer, both newly created positions. Stephan Beringer, President of Tribal DDB EMEA, assumes the additional post of Global Chief Strategic Officer, also a new position.
“As our digital offering continues to grow it is time to leverage that scale in the continued development of focused new products and strategic tools under Stephan,” Brymer said. “Similarly, growth and its ensuing opportunities have required more management structure at the regional level. This was first true in Europe and more recently in Asia Pacific, where the leadership of Tribal DDB Asia Pacific President Amanda King and her team have advanced Tribal DDB’s reputation in terms of talent, clients and recognition.
“Now, the US will have that same concentrated leadership under Liz who has done a tremendous job developing the operations of Tribal DDB US West and the reputation of Tribal DDB globally,” Brymer said.
Gunning noted, “We have long said at Tribal DDB that we are a team and we will move ahead as a team. All of us at Tribal DDB have built a unique company and culture that are prized by both our employees and the larger business community. Liz, Amanda, Stephan and I look forward to taking Tribal DDB through its next decade of growth.”
Over the course of his eight years at Tribal DDB, Gunning has served on the management committee of Tribal DDB Worldwide. He also is largely credited with Tribal DDB’s substantial new business wins across 437 Madison Avenue New York NY 10022 T 212 415 2000 F 212 415 3414 info@ny.ddb.com www.ddb.com Registered numbers, office and regulatory authority details as required the network, from McDonald’s to Lowe’s and more. Earlier, Gunning served as vice president, general manager of Tribal DDB Chicago where he developed the largest office in the Tribal DDB network,
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