The New Nation - Internet Edition

BUSINESS REPORT

WPP Group has announced that Miles Young, Chairman of Ogilvy and Mather Worldwide Asia Pacific, has been appointed global CEO of The Ogilvy Group, succeeding Shelly Lazarus who has led the company for 11 years. Ms. Lazarus will remain Chairman of The Ogilvy Group. Both appointments become effective from January 1, 2009.

Miles Young, 53, is one of Ogilvy's stellar performers. For the past 13 years, he has run Ogilvy in Asia Pacific, building it into the clear industry leader in the world's fastest growing region, consistently outperforming all competitors in terms of creative recognition.

Under his leadership, Ogilvy has seen phenomenal development in scale and creativity across all marketing disciplines: in India and China as market leaders; in Japan as a prominent player; and with strong success in Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia and Thailand, not forgetting the creative powerhouse of Ogilvy's Singapore hub.

Mr. Young was also responsible for consolidating Ogilvy's South Asia presence and opening the Dhaka office in March of this year.

Miles Young's background is in both advertising and direct marketing. He is a champion of multi-disciplinary marketing, of integrated offerings--a philosophy that drives Ogilvy's brand-building business practice, 360 Degree Brand Stewardship®.

In making the announcement, WPP CEO Sir Martin Sorrell said, "Miles brings to the role of CEO a deep understanding, not only of European and Asian markets, but also of the role that new technologies--and integrated thinking-bring to our business."

Mr. Young is a graduate of Oxford University where he gained a first class degree in history. He has lectured and written widely on integrated marketing, a special interest.