New Era CEO Sally Kennedy Named to Top Post at Publicis Dallas

DALLAS, Jan. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sally Kennedy has been named CEO of Publicis Dallas, reporting to Susan Gianinno, chairman & CEO, Publicis Worldwide in the USA. Most recently Ms. Kennedy was president of Cossette in New York, where she oversaw all operations, including office management, client relationships and business development. Prior to joining Cossette, Ms. Kennedy served as chief marketing officer for Y&R North America, where she was responsible for the strategy and execution of all marketing and business development efforts in the U.S. Before her move to the Y&R New York office, Ms. Kennedy spent six years at Y&R San Francisco as senior vice president, managing business development across the Y&R and Wunderman operations, and was an integral part of the winning team that added many new clients to the agency roster.

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Ms. Gianinno stated, “Sally is truly a new era CEO. She has both agency leadership experience -- in an integrated agency including a digital service offering -- as well as fantastic new business credentials. Sally has lived and worked in agencies in Florida, New York and San Francisco, and managed new business across all of North America. Sally's business acumen will inspire and impact our key Dallas office.”

Ms. Kennedy stated, "I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Susan Gianinno, one of the smartest leaders in our industry, and take on leadership of the Publicis Dallas office. The current economic promise of Texas, and indeed the surrounding regions, is compelling, and this is just the right moment in time for both the agency and our clients to grow and expand. I've lived and worked all over the U.S. and Europe and am looking forward to making Dallas my new home.”

Ms. Kennedy brings over 25 years of multidisciplinary, integrated marketing experience to Publicis. She has spent her professional life developing and executing precision business strategies for some of the world’s most famous brands, and now will turn her focus on the growing Dallas market. Ms. Kennedy began her career on the client side in the U.K., working for blue-chip clients Boots and British Telecom. She relocated to the United States in 1990.

Ms. Kennedy replaces Mark Bateman as CEO, who after 26 years decided to leave Publicis Dallas and pursue other opportunities.

About Publicis Dallas

Publicis Dallas is a part of Publicis Worldwide in the USA, the North American regional operating unit of Paris-based Publicis Worldwide, the largest global agency network within holding company, Publicis Groupe S.A. Publicis Worldwide creates contagious ideas that change the conversation to the advantage of client businesses and brands. Publicis Dallas clients include Nestle, GSK and ServiceMaster brands TruGreen and Terminix.

About Publicis Worldwide in the USA

Publicis Worldwide in the USA is the North American operating unit of Paris-based Publicis Worldwide, the largest global agency network within the world’s third largest communications company, Paris-based Publicis Groupe. The Publicis USA mission is ‘Creating Contagious Ideas that Change the Conversation’.

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