Valkenburg Steps Into Leadership Role at TBWA Assumes President of Europe & COO International Titles

    NEW YORK, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- TBWA today announced the appointment
 of Perry Valkenburg to the position of President - Europe. In addition
 Valkenburg becomes COO International and a member of the Executive
 Committee of the Agency network.
     Keith Smith, the recently installed President - International of TBWA
 said: "I have worked with Perry for more than 10 years and I look forward
 to the opportunity to work together in Europe and beyond. He and I have
 complementary skill sets and I believe that we can help take the TBWA
 Network to the next level."
     Valkenburg moves to his new role from the position of Chairman of
 TBWA\Germany and President and CEO of the network's Central & Eastern
 European Region, a post he has held since July 2001. He will report to
 Keith Smith.
     Paul Bainsfair, Chairman of TBWA\Europe said: "Perry has done a
 phenomenal job in building up our network in Germany and Central and
 Eastern Europe over the last few years. In his new position he will bring
 his know-how to bear across the whole of Europe for TBWA. Our recent
 progress across Europe has been excellent, with Perry in the role of
 President we are expecting even greater success."
     TBWA Worldwide (http://www.tbwa.com) creates disruptive ideas for
 global clients, including Absolut, adidas, Apple, Beiersdorf, Henkel,
 Infiniti, Masterfoods, McDonald's, Michelin, Nissan, Samsonite and Sony
 PlayStation. TBWA is one of the worlds most awarded networks recently named
 ADWEEK's Global Agency of the Year, and is one of the fastest growing
 global agency networks in the top ten. TBWA has 258 offices in 75
 countries, and approximately 9,700 employees worldwide.
     TBWA Worldwide is a part of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE:   OMC)
 (http://www.omnicomgroup.com). Omnicom is a leading global advertising,
 marketing and corporate communications company. Omnicom's branded networks
 and numerous specialty firms provide advertising, strategic media planning
 and buying, direct and promotional marketing, public relations and other
 specialty communications services to over 5,000 clients in more than 100
 countries.
 
 

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