Wendy Clark to quit as Dentsu International global CEO. Find out why

Wendy Clark is leaving her position as global CEO of Dentsu International. She is a renowned advertising executive and would appear to have a wide range of professional options given her background, which includes executive positions at AT&T and Coca-Cola Co. Even in politics, she has experimented, taking a year off from Coke in the year 2015 to assist Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.

Known for supporting liberal causes, Clark most recently tweeted her support for Stacey Abrams' bid for governor of Georgia. Clark, a former agency employee who has seen many countries and now calls Atlanta her home.

In his previous role as president and CEO of DDB North America, Clark expanded his connections with companies such as Johnson & Johnson, Conagra, and State Farm. Most notably, she led the development of We are Unlimited, a customised agency for McDonald's. In the end, Wieden+Kennedy received the account, and the two firms later combined to form DDB Chicago.


It looks like she left DDB abruptly as well. Omnicom Group Chairman-CEO John Wren mentioned Clark's departure during an earnings call in April 2020 that was held in the midst of the pandemic of COVID-11 and perhaps a few client losses, saying that they were a bit surprised and put off when she made the decision that she was going to relocate in the middle of a crisis.

What is the Dentsu Structure?

Dentsu International and Dentsu Japan Network are the two agency networks owned by Dentsu Group.

Operations outside of Japan have been controlled by Dentsu International, formerly Dentsu Aegis Network in London. Included in this are the assets of Aegis Media, which were bought out in March 2013. On September 1, 2020, Dentsu Group changed the name of Dentsu International to Dentsu Aegis Network.

The business has long held the top spot in the Japanese agency market, and over the past ten years, major investments have been made to build a sizable global network.