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DDB NORTH AMERICA TAPS JULIUS DUNN TO JOIN AS DIRECTOR OF TALENT

July 28, 2015 | New York, New York

DDB North America, part of Omnicom Group (NYSE: OMC), today announced that
Julius Dunn has joined the agency as Director of Talent. effective immediately. Based in
New York, he will report directly to Mark OBrien, President of DDB North America. In
this new role, Dunn will be responsible for executing the agencys Talent strategy and
programs to identify, retain and develop top talent across local offices in the U.S. and
Canada. In addition, Dunn will focus on Culture throughout DDB North America and a
large part of the work will be around DDBs U.S. diversity and inclusion efforts.
Julius understands that agencies must do more to focus on culture and inclusion today
to attract and retain young talent, commented OBrien. We are excited to have
someone of his caliber and experience to demonstrate our commitment to culture and
inclusion. DDB was founded by Bill Bernbach to blaze new trails almost 65 years ago
and we will continue to do so with Juliuss guidance and support.
Dunn said, "The workplace should allow people the freedom to be themselves
and to co-exist in a place that celebrates the subcultures we all identify with in our
personal lives, while driven by the mission to produce great work. Knowing that
the concept of promoting an inclusive environment is common sense, our goal
is to make it common practice, and that need is even more important in our
business where our people are our inspiration.
Prior to joining DDB North America, Dunn served as Industry Liaison at the 4As, where
he oversaw all of the organizations educational initiatives for member agencies. During
this time, he was instrumental in establishing the High School for Innovation in
Advertising and Media and was a member of the founding team for The Manhattan
Early College School for Advertising.
Dunn is also a co-founder of Madisons Collective and has been recognized by the
advertising industry for his work as the Founding Director of Adversity, a nonprofit
organization established to promote multiculturalism and diversity in creative media
industries which partnered with the One Club in 2008.
His efforts resulted in a collaboration with ADCOLOR and the One Club, and the cofounding of the One Club | ADCOLOR Creative Award, established to recognize
creative advertising professionals of multicultural background for excellent work in the
categories of Advertising, Design and Interactive Media.

Dunn is also a loyal supporter and member of ADCOLOR, and was honored by the
organization in 2013 as a Rising Star. He also serves as a volunteer board member for
the New York City Department of Education and mentor for local youth development
initiatives in urban communities.

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ABOUT DDB
About DDB
DDB Worldwide (www.ddb.com) is one of the world's largest and most influential advertising and marketing networks. At
the prestigious 2014 Cannes International Festival of Creativity, DDB took home 87 Lions as well as Agency of the Year
and Regional Network of the Year honors for adam&eveDDB and DDB EMEA, respectively. In addition, DDB has been
named Agency of the Year numerous times by the industry's leading advertising publications and awards shows. The
Gunn Report has listed DDB as one of the Top 3 Global Networks for 12 of the last 15 years. The agency's clients
include Volkswagen, McDonald's, Unilever, Mars, Johnson & Johnson, and Exxon Mobil, among others.
Founded in 1949, DDB is part of the Omnicom Group (NYSE) and consists of more than 200 offices in over 90 countries
with its flagship office in New York, NY.
ABOUT OMNICOM
Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE OMC) is a leading global marketing and corporate communications company. Omnicoms
branded networks and numerous specialty firms provide advertising, strategic media planning and buying, digital and
interactive marketing, direct and promotional marketing, public relations and other specialty communications services to
over 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries.
CONTACT:
Christie Giera
Director of Corporate Communications and North American Public Relations, DDB Worldwide
Email: Christie.giera@ddb.com
Office: 212-415-2186