OMD UK promotes Dan Clays to CEO

After three years as managing director, Dan Clays has been promoted to CEO of OMD UK, where he will be responsible for developing the company’s future-facing strategy and driving business performance.

Reporting into Clays is a newly created senior management board comprising of managing partners across strategy, digital, client service, new business & marketing, investment, finance and the people team.

In addition, the Omnicom Media Group UK agency has promoted Jess Roberts to chief client officer, who will also report into Clays.

“Dan has been operating at CEO level for some time now and I am delighted to be able to formalise his position,” said Omnicom Media Group UK CEO Philippa Brown.

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“His passion and drive have delivered fantastic results for OMD UK and Dan’s commitment to the people in his agency makes him a fantastic leader and natural choice for CEO.”

Clays added: “I am very proud of how we have developed the agency over the past three years and extremely excited about what the future holds for the OMD UK team and our clients.

“We’ve had an excellent year and have a clear plan in place for what comes next. Earlier this year we announced a new vision for OMD UK and my new role will enable me to work closely with the senior management board to make this happen.”