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the Weber Shandwick Collective Promotes Jim O’leary and Karen Pugliese To Global President Roles and Appoints Joy Farber Kolo As Chief Impact Officer

Dec 17, 20248 months ago

Position

President

Company

The Weber Shandwick Collective

Karen Pugliese
New York

Description

The Weber Shandwick Collective has promoted Jim O’Leary and Karen Pugliese to global president roles, with O’Leary retaining his role as North America CEO, and has named Joy Farber Kolo chief impact officer as part of its leadership formalization under new CEO Susan Howe. The regional CEOs of APAC and EMEA, Tyler Kim and Michael Frohlich, respectively, and their teams now report to O’Leary. Pugliese will oversee TWSC’s strategy and innovation agenda, while Farber Kolo will focus on improving quality-of-work standards and driving growth across the collective’s firms.

Company Information

Company

The Weber Shandwick Collective

Location

New York, New York, United States

About

The Weber Shandwick Collective is a part of agency holding company Interpublic Group and includes multiple firms such as Cappuccino, KRC Research, Flipside, Powell Tate, Prime, Resolute, That Lot, United Minds, Current Group, and flagship agency Weber Shandwick.

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