GroupM Names Wavemaker’s as Global President

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Toby Jenner has been named Global President, GroupM Clients by GroupM, WPP’s media investment group. Jenner, who has guided GroupM agency Wavemaker to the top spot in COMvergence’s yearly new business rankings, will take on a new role in which he will be in charge of overseeing GroupM’s go-to-market strategy and global proposition as well as its growth, marketing, and communications teams and functions. The move is intended to accelerate the company’s growth and solidify its position as the industry’s premier media investment and marketing partner.

GroupM ropes Toby Jenner as Global President, GroupM Clients

Together with his broader responsibilities, Jenner will still be in charge of Wavemaker. He brings more than 20 years of leadership experience from managing operations and fostering growth at GroupM agencies Wavemaker and MediaCom. He has worked in local, regional, and international roles in markets like Singapore, Australia, the US, and the UK.

Jenner’s new roles and responsibilities

Jenner’s new position will see him in charge of GroupM’s business development, growth, marketing, and communications to audiences in the industry, clients, and staff. In addition to his Wavemaker responsibilities, he will oversee integrated growth, marketing, and communications initiatives throughout GroupM. In order to find growth opportunities, create integrated solutions that make use of the industry’s largest talent pool, and clearly convey GroupM’s value proposition, he will collaborate closely with the agency and GroupM leadership. Jenner’s appointment is part of GroupM’s ongoing business transformation, which aims to accelerate growth and innovation by bringing together its teams and capabilities to provide clients with more integrated, agile, and effective solutions.

Here’s what they said

Christian Juhl, Global CEO of GroupM said,

“Toby’s deep understanding of client needs, industry knowledge, and track record as the industry’s most successful new business leader make him the best possible candidate to lead our growth and marketing efforts going forward. We have the strongest agencies in the business backed by the world’s most advanced media delivery platform and codified way of working underpinned by our unrivalled, scaled intelligence. Putting our story in Toby’s hands will give us a significant edge as we further strengthen our position and look to accelerate our growth in the months ahead.”

Jenner added,

“Over the past year and a half, we’ve demonstrated the success of combining agency talent with GroupM’s Globally scaled technology and activation capabilities. I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to showcase our networked capabilities which we have been developing across GroupM to drive the next phase of growth for our organization. I look forward to collaborating with Christian, our agency leaders, and, just as importantly, the incredible talent we have across the world’s #1 media group to help drive our clients’ business impact and deliver them exceptional growth.”

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