Publicis Dallas Expands Leadership Team: Appoints Stephanie Ouyoumjian and Rick Rogers to Executive Vice President

DALLAS, July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Publicis Dallas announced today that Stephanie Ouyoumjian, previously senior vice president, director of strategy, and Rick Rogers, previously senior vice president, group account director, have been promoted to executive vice president. Ouyoumjian and Rogers will join Shon Rathbone, executive vice president, executive creative director, in helping Mark Bateman, CEO, lead and manage the integrated marketing communications office.

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"Stephanie and Rick have been tremendous assets for Publicis Dallas and across the Publicis network," Bateman said. "Their leadership has cemented the Dallas office as a strength within Publicis USA. This promotion is in recognition of their significant contributions to the agency and our client partners."

Both Ouyoumjian and Rogers will continue in their respective roles in addition to their new management duties. Ouyoumjian directs strategy for all Publicis Dallas clients. Rogers provides account leadership for the ServiceMaster brands assigned to Publicis, TruGreen and Terminix, and is responsible for business development and integration efforts for Dallas.

Ouyoumjian joined Publicis Dallas in 2006. She is recognized as one of the country's leading experts on marketing to women and is a regular keynote speaker at The Marketing to Women Conferences. During her notable career, Ouyoumjian has optimized the perfect equation that will turn consumer attitudes into action. She has successfully guided strategic planning and research for some of the best-known, worldwide brands.

Rogers joined Publicis Dallas in 2001. His impressive marketing experience includes working with an eclectic mix of leading-edge clients. He is a veteran of the U.S. Olympic Committee, national political campaigns and television programming. In addition to running a large account group, Rogers' focus is to ensure current and future client needs are met by maximizing Publicis' network resources across all disciplines.

About Publicis Dallas

The Dallas office was founded in 1952 and became part of Publicis Worldwide in 1993. Publicis Dallas is the knowledge powerhouse on marketing to "The New Main Street." A sampling of the agency's clients includes Nestle, TruGreen, Terminix, GlaxoSmithKline, PowerBar and Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. Publicis Dallas is part of Publicis Worldwide in the USA, the North American operating unit of Paris-based Publicis Worldwide, the largest global network within Publicis Groupe, the third largest communications company in the world.

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