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Market Cap:$11.4B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$12.6B
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Omnipresent in the diverse world of media. Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC) founded in 1944 and based in New York City, is the world's largest advertising agency holding company. It provides advertising, marketing and corporate communications services, including traditional media advertising, customer relations management, public relations, and specialty communications. It serves through global, regional, and national independent agency brands. The Company has revenues of $10.481 billion and employs 61,000 workers. It recently acquired ipsh! and Marketing Partners.

Chief Executive Officer
John D. Wren
Number of Employees 68,000
Contact Information

437 Madison Ave

New York, New York 10022-7001

www.omnicomgrou...

(212) 415-3600

NAICS Code Advertising Agencies: 541810

Recent Events

  • Omnicom Endures Rough Third Quarter

    10/21/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Omnicom's PHD Appoints Steve Piluso As East Coast Managing Director - Quick Facts

    10/14/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story

  • Omnicom Group Inc. Forms Omnicom Digital

    10/01/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - CEO - View Story

  • Omnicom's Porter Novelli Lands U.S. PR Duties for Monster.com

    9/23/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Chrysler Reportedly Looking Beyond BBDO For Ad Ideas - Update

    8/31/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Ad Agency Conglomerates Take Revenue, Income Hits

    7/28/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Zimmerman Throws a 'Party' for the Largest Advertiser in the Category

    7/01/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Omnicom Group Names Tim Love, CEO Of APIMA - Quick Facts

    6/29/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - President - View Story

  • Dividend.com: Morning Playbook

    6/16/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

News & Analysis

finance and omnicom group inc. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
John D. Wren Chief Executive Officer
Michael Birkin CEO
Peter Rawlings Chief Operating Officer, Asia, DDB unit
Randall J. Weisenburger Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Bruce Redditt Executive Vice President
Jan Thompson Executive Vice President
Jim Sanfilippo Executive Vice President
Susan Smith Ellis Executive Vice President
Michael J. O'Brien Senior Vice President
Serge Dumont Senior Vice President
Philip J. Angelastro Senior Vice President, Finance & Controller
A Louis Rubin
Dennis E. Hewitt Treasurer
Gary Slack
John R. Murphy Qualified Legal Compliance Committee
Linda Johnson
Philip J. George Tax Counsel
Susan Denison Governance Committee
Andrew Robertson Director
Daryl D. Simm Director
Jean-Marie Dru Director
Kenneth R. Kaess, JR Director
Thomas L. Harrison Director
Alan R. Batkin Member of the Compensation Committee
Jared E. Danziger Member

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Bruce Crawford Chairman
Arnie Semsky board member
Bruce Nelson Vice Chairman
Charles E. Leonard III Board of Directors
Errol M. Cook Board of Directors
Gary L. Roubos Board of Directors
John R. Purcell Board of Directors
Leonard S. Coleman Jr. Board of Directors
Linda Johnson Rice Board of Directors
Michael A. Henning Board of Directors
Peter Mead Vice Chairman
Robert Charles Clark Board of Directors
Sven Seger Board of Directors
Tim Love Vice Chairman

Mr. Wren is President and Chief Executive Officer of Omnicom, a position he has held since January 1997. Prior to 1997, he served as President of Omnicom.

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Omnicom Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Omnicom Group Inc. Director Current
Omnicom Group Inc. President Former

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Omnicom Group Inc. CEO Current
Omnicom Group Inc. Vice Chairman Current
Omnicom Group Inc. President Former

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Omnicom Group Inc. Chief Operating Officer, Asia, DDB unit Current

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Omnicom Group Inc. Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Current
Bloggingstocks Board of Directors Current
Carnival Corporation Board of Directors Current
Awte Uk Ltd Board of Directors Current
Carnival Plc Director Current

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Omnicom Group Inc. Executive Vice President Current

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Omnicom Group Inc. Executive Vice President Current
Autobytel Inc. Board of Directors Current
Western Michigan University B.A. In Business Former

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Omnicom Group Inc. Executive Vice President Current

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Omnicom Group Inc. Executive Vice President Current

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Omnicom Group Inc. Senior Vice President Current
Omnicom Group Inc. Secretary Current
Goodwin Procter LLP Partner Former
Omnicom Group Inc. General Counsel Former

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Omnicom Group Inc. Senior Vice President Current

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Omnicom Group Inc. Senior Vice President, Finance & Controller Current

A. Louis Rubin is the Managing Director and Founder of DPrime Consulting, LLC, an autonomous unit of Doremus and the Omnicom Group. DPrime Consulting's mission it to help companies find a singular communications idea that clarifies their proposition, unifies all their communications efforts and inspires all their stakeholders. Rubin was trained in the most classical sense on both the services and client side of the business and has worked either for or on behalf of the following companies to help them find the big idea that catapults them to success: Procter & Gamble, Duracell, General Foods, Chase Manhattan Bank, Shulton, Colgate- Palmolive, Financial Times, Dow Jones, Guardian Insurance, ITT Industries, United Technology Corporation, Honeywell, TRW Automotive, Corning and the Wharton School. Rubin holds a Master's degree from Harvard but is most proud of being a graduate of the senior management program of Omnicom University. He is an avid bicyclist who has restored his 1970's era Falcon lightweight, is a self-confessed gearhead who should have been an engineer, and has worked diligently to raise money for Harvard through the auspices of the Harvard Radcliffe Club of Westchester. He is available for lecture and writing and can be reached at lrubin@DPrimeConsulting.com and 212 366 3821.

Organization Position Status
Dprime Consulting Managing Director and Founder Current
Omnicom Group Inc. Current
Harvard Corporation Current
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania Former

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Omnicom Group Inc. Treasurer Current
Omnicom Group Inc. Treasurer Current

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Slack Barshinger & Partners, Inc. Chief Experience Officer Current
Omnicom Group Inc. Current
Slack Barshinger & Partners, Inc. Chairman Current
Joffrey Ballet Co Board of Directors Current
Business Marketing Association President Former
American Business Media Chairman & Chief Experience Officer Former
New Mexico Reporter Former
Porter Novelli Former
Doremus and Company Former
The Dartmouth Chairman of the Board Former

Mr. Murphy is Vice Chairman of National Geographic Society, a position he has held since March 1998. From May 1996 until March 1998, Mr. Murphy was President and Chief Executive Officer of National Geographic Society. He is a trustee of Mercer University, a trustee and Chairman of the Board of the PNC Mutual Funds and Chairman of the Board of the PNC Alternative Fund. Mr. Murphy is also a past president of the U.S. Golf Association.

Organization Position Status
Omnicom Group Inc. Qualified Legal Compliance Committee Current
Mercer University Trustee Current
Emotion Inc. Current
Omnicom Group Inc. Chairman of the Audit Current
SirsiDynix Corporation Director Current
National Geographic Society Vice Chairman Current
Omnicom Group Inc. Member of the Governance Committee Current
National Geographic Society Chief Executive Officer Former
National Geographic Society President Former
Omnicom Group Inc. Director Former

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Omnicom Group Inc. Current

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Omnicom Group Inc. Tax Counsel Current

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Cook Associates, Inc. Partner Current
Omnicom Group Inc. Governance Committee Current
Omnicom Group Inc. Director Current
Intercure, Inc. Director Current
Lower Blood Board of Directors Current
Omnicom Group Inc. Member of the Compensation Current
Showtime Networks Inc. Executive Vice President Former
Showtime Networks Inc. General Manager Former
The Cheyenne Group Partner Former
Phi Beta Kappa Board of Directors Former
Harvard University MBA Former
University of Rochester MA in Psychology Former
Connecticut College BA in Psychology Former
Phi Beta Kappa Member Former

Mr. Crawford is Chairman of the Board of Omnicom, a position he has held since 1995. He is Honorary Chairman of the Board of The Metropolitan Opera and Chairman Emeritus of Lincoln Center. He is also a Director of Venetian Heritage and The Animal Medical Center.

Organization Position Status
Omnicom Group Inc. Chairman Current
Lincoln Center Chairman Emeritus Current
Animal Medical Center Director Current
The Metropolitan Opera Chairman of the Executive Committee Former
Omnicom Group Inc. Director Former

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BBDO Worldwide Inc. Chief Executive Officer Current
Omnicom Group Inc. Director Current
BBDO Worldwide Inc. President Former

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Omnicom Group Inc. board member Current
Interep National Radio Sales Inc. Director Current
The John A. Reisenbach Foundation Board Member Current

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Omnicom Group Inc. Vice Chairman Current
Omnicom Group Inc. Vice Chairman Current

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Coady Diemar Partners, LLC Managing Director Current
Peminic, Inc Managing Director, Coady Diemar Partners (Www.Coadydiemar.Com) Current
Peminic, Inc Board of Directors Current
Omnicom Group Inc. Board of Directors Current
Allrecipes.com Board of Directors Current
Solucient, LLC Board of Directors Current
Omnicom, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Innovative Systems, LLC Board of Directors Current
Solucient, LLC Chief Executive Officer Former
VNU, Inc. President, Marketing Information Services Group Former
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company Director, Commercialization Former
Solucient, LLC Chairman Former
National Science Foundation Board of Advisors Former
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania MBA Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania MBA Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania BS Former
Middlebury College BA Former
Massachusetts Institute of Technology BS Former

Organization Position Status
Omnicom Group Inc. Director Current

Mr. Cook is a private investor and consultant. Previously, he was a managing director and partner of Warburg Pincus from March 1991 until his retirement in February 1999. Before that, Mr. Cook was a Senior Partner of Ernst & Young (August 1961–September 1989) and a Managing Director of Schroders (September 1989–March 1991).

Organization Position Status
Omnicom Group Inc. Board of Directors Current

Mr. Roubos was Chairman of Dover Corporation, a diversified industrial manufacturing corporation, from May 1989 to May 1999, and Chief Executive Officer of that company from January 1981 to May 1994. He is also a director of Voyager Learning Company.

Organization Position Status
Omnicom Group Inc. Board of Directors Current
Voyager Learning Company Board of Directors Current
Dover Corporation Chairman & CEO Former
ProQuest Company Board of Directors Former

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TBWA/Worldwide Chairman Current
Omnicom Group Inc. Director Current
TBWA/Worldwide Chief Executive Officer Former
TBWA/Worldwide President Former

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Bausch & Lomb Incorporated Board of Directors Current
Lydian Wealth Management Board of Directors Current
Veronis Suhler Stevenson Partners LLC Board of Advisors Current
Omnicom Group Inc. Board of Directors Current
Fortigent Member, Board of Directors Current
Gannett Co., Inc. senior vice president Former
Donnelley Marketing, Inc. Chairman Former
Technology Solutions Company Board of Directors Former

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Omnicom Group Inc. Director Current

"Former President of The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs Mr. Coleman is the former president of The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs. Mr. Coleman signed on with Major League Baseball in 1992 as executive director—market development. Previously, Mr. Coleman was a municipal finance banker for Kidder, Peabody & Company. Prior to joining Kidder, Mr. Coleman served as commissioner of both the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs and Department of Energy, and chairman of the Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission and the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency. He was the vice chairman of the State Commission on Ethical Standards and a member of the Economic Development Authority, Urban Enterprise Zone Authority, Urban Development Authority, State Planning Commission and New Jersey Public Television Commission. Mr. Coleman also has served as president of the Greater Newark Urban Coalition. From 1976 to 1980, Mr. Coleman worked in Africa in mission service for the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States, providing management consultant services in health care, education and church and community development in 17 African countries. Mr. Coleman received an undergraduate degree in history from Princeton University. He also earned a master’s in public administration degree and a master’s in education and social policy degree, both from Harvard University. Mr. Coleman serves on the board of directors of The Omnicom Group, Cendant Corp., Aramark, Churchill Downs and Electronic Arts. He also serves as a director of a number of other organizations, including the Children’s Defense Fund, The Metropolitan Opera, the Schumann Fund, and Little League Baseball. Mr. Coleman is chairman of the Jackie Robinson Foundation. He is a former chairman of the board of trustees of the Presiding Bishop’s Fund for World Relief and the United States chairman of the Bishop Tutu Scholarship Fund. "

Organization Position Status
H.J. Heinz Company Board of Directors Current
Avis Budget Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
ARAMARK Corporation Board of Directors Current
Churchill Downs, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Electronic Arts Inc. Board of Directors Current
Omnicom Group Inc. Board of Directors Current
Major League Baseball executive director, market development Former
Harvard University master's in public administration degree Former
Princeton University undergraduate degree in history Former

Ms. Rice is President and Chief Executive Officer of Johnson Publishing Company, Inc., positions she has held since 2002. Ms. Rice is also a director of Kimberly-Clark Corporation and MoneyGram International Inc.

Organization Position Status
Omnicom Group Inc. Board of Directors Current

Mr. Henning is the retired Deputy Chairman of Ernst & Young LLP, an independent accounting firm, serving from 1999 to 2000. Previously, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Ernst & Young International, Inc. from 1993 until 1999. Mr. Henning also serves as a Director for Omnicom Group, Inc., Landstar Systems, Inc., and Highlands Acquisition Corporation. Mr. Henning is Chairman of the CTS Audit Committee and a member of the CTS Compensation Committee.

Organization Position Status
CTS Corporation Board of Directors Current
Omnicom Group Inc. Board of Directors Current
Ernst & Young Chief Executive Officer Former
Omnicom Group Inc. Director Former
Ernst & Young Deputy Chairman Former

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Omnicom Group Inc. Vice Chairman Current

Mr. Clark is a Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor, Harvard Law School. He was Dean and Royall Professor of Law at Harvard Law School from July 1989 to July 2003. He has served as a professor of law at Harvard Lw School since 1978, and before that, was a tenured professor at Yale Law School. His specialty is corporate law. Mr. Clark is also a director of Time Warner Inc. and a member of the Board of Trustees of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA).

Organization Position Status
Omnicom Group Inc. Board of Directors Current
Time Warner Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Omnicom Group Inc. Board of Directors Current

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Omnicom Group Inc. Director Current

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Omnicom Group Inc. Vice Chairman Current

Alan R. Batkin, 63, Vice Chairman, Eton Park Capital Management, L.P. (global, multi-disciplinary investment firm) since 2007. Prior thereto, Vice Chairman, Kissinger Associates, Inc. (strategic consulting firm) from 1990 until 2007. Director of Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc., Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. and Cantel Medical Corp. (Biographical Information as of April 9, 2008)

Organization Position Status
Hasbro, Inc. Director Current
Cantel Medical Corp. Board of Directors Current
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. Director Current
Osg Lightering LLC Board of Directors Current
Omnicom Group Inc. Member of the Compensation Committee Current
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Managing Director Former
Kissinger Associates, Inc. Vice Chairman Former
OSG Ship Management Inc. Board of Directors Former
New York University Master of Business Administration Degree Former

Mr. Danziger received his B.A. in 1998 from the University of Pennsylvania and his J.D. in 2005 from Northwestern University School of Law. While in law school, Mr. Danziger successfully briefed and argued pro se Danziger v. Luse, in which the Ohio Supreme Court broadened the common law right of shareholder inspection in Ohio. The case received press from prominent industry publications including Law Week, Securities Regulation and Law Report and American Banker. Prior to attending law school Mr. Danziger worked as an equity research analyst. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a member of the New York Society of Securities Analysts. Additionally, he has appeared as a guest lecturer at NYU on the subject of the legal considerations in internal investigations and forensic accounting. Mr. Danziger was a member of the team that successfully prosecuted the securities class action against Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac"), securing a settlement of $410 million dollars on behalf of injured investors. He is currently a member of the teams prosecuting In re Omnicom Group, Inc. Securities Litigation; In re Alstom SA Securities Litigation; and In re Isolagen, Inc. Securities Litigation.

Organization Position Status
Omnicom Group Inc. Member Current
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann Llp Associate Current
New York University Guest Lecturer Former
Isolagen, Inc. Former
Freddie Mac Former
Northwestern University School of Law J.D. In 2005 Former
University of Pennsylvania B.A. Former

Executive News

  • Ad CEOs Say Bottom Seems at Hand

    The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition - 7/24/09 - View Story

  • Former U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr Joins Time Warner`s Board of Directors

    Reuters - 7/23/09 - View Story

  • Former U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr Joins Time Warners Board of Directors

    Business Wire - 7/23/09 - View Story

  • Client Cutbacks Hurt Omnicom Earnings, Too

    Advertising Age - 7/23/09 - View Story

  • WRAPUP 1-Ad industry looks to 2010 after another hard quarter

    Reuters - 7/23/09 - View Story

  • Omnicom 2Q profit down 24 pct, but sees worst over

    CNBC - 7/23/09 - View Story

  • Omnicom Takes Big Hits in Q2 Revenue, Profit

    Adweek Online - 7/23/09 - View Story

  • Hyundai Kia Reviews Media Overseas

    Adweek Online - 7/20/09 - View Story

  • Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (Appleton, WI)

    Hoovers - 7/10/09 - View Story

  • Omnicom Group Names Tim Love, CEO Of APIMA - Quick Facts

    RTTNews.com - 6/29/09 - View Story

  • Michael Birkin Departs Omnicom for New Venture; Tim Love to Become APIMA CEO

    PR Newswire via Yahoo! - 6/29/09 - View Story

  • BBDO Worldwide Wins Network of the Year at Cannes for Third Year in a Row

    Reuters - 6/29/09 - View Story

  • BBDO Worldwide Wins Network of the Year at Cannes for Third Year in a Row

    PR Newswire - 6/29/09 - View Story

  • NYU-SCPS Awards HP Executive Vyomesh (VJ) Joshi 2009 Prism Award

    AV Video - 6/26/09 - View Story

  • NYU-SCPS Awards HP Executive Vyomesh (VJ) Joshi 2009 Prism Award

    Reuters - 6/26/09 - View Story

  • NYU-SCPS Awards HP Executive Vyomesh (VJ) Joshi 2009 Prism Award

    Forbes.com - 6/26/09 - View Story

  • NYU-SCPS Awards HP Executive Vyomesh (VJ) Joshi 2009 Prism Award

    PR Newswire - 6/26/09 - View Story

  • Madison Avenue Positions Itself for a Recovery

    New York Times - 6/23/09 - View Story

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     OMC $36.70 -0.26 (-0.70% )
Average Volume 2,173,900
Shares Outstanding 311.24M
Market Cap 11.4B
Year High 39.11
Year Low 20.09
Earnings Per Share 2.68
P/E Ratio 13.69
Dividend 0.60
Yield 1.63
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