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New York, NY-based Omnicom Group has Appointed Kenneth Corriveau as Chief Information Officer.
About the Company
Omnicom Group is the leading global marketing communications company providing the best talent, creativity and digital innovation in the world of integrated marketing services for more than 200 brands - including some of the world`s most iconic, innovative and successful. Omnicom Group (NYSE: OMC) is a strategic holding company that has the industry`s most diverse portfolio of more than1,000 companies serving over 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries. Omnicom and its agencies have a corporate culture distinguished by a long-standing belief in the power of learning and training. The company offers the industry`s richest opportunities for individual growth, with offerings that include Omnicom University, Catalyst at DDB, BBDO University, Tiger Academy at TBWA, Ketchum University, OMD Foundations, and more - all contributing to enhancing employees` professional breadth and our success in retaining top talent. Year after year, Omnicom brands win the lion`s share of industry awards, testament to an intensely creative, vibrantly entrepreneurial and deeply collaborative corporate culture designed to ensure worldwide, world-class marketing and communications services – and profitability – for every client and investor.
About the Person
Kenneth Corriveau is the CIO for Omnicom Media Group Worldwide. Corriveau was appointed to the position in 2006 and is responsible for all computer technology and communication aspects of global operations in over 80 countries worldwide. Corriveau has spent his entire career in the advertising industry. He focused his career in information technology at DDB Needham Worldwide and became the director of information technology for the Tribal DDB network, where he established a centralized computing infrastructure and evaluated all technology aspects of new acquisitions. In 2002, Corriveau was asked to head up all information technologies and strategies for Omnicom’s newest venture, OMD, where he successfully orchestrated the creation of a centralized North American IT operations environment and grew that concept globally. Corriveau assisted in creating a new OMD division that delivered custom media centric applications and BI dashboards for Omnicom Media Group and its clients worldwide. Additionally, Corriveau leads a number of strategic technology committees at parent company Omnicom. Corriveau is often quoted and recognized within the industry as a top expert in his field, was selected as one of the top 25 most social Fortune 250 CIOs and received the CIO Impact Award from Frost & Sullivan.
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