John Partilla Joins Dentsu

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tim Andree, CEO of Dentsu Network West and Executive Officer of Dentsu Inc., today announced the appointment of John Partilla as COO, a newly created position, effective January 3.

“Dentsu has been making tremendous strides in the Americas and Europe”

“Dentsu has been making tremendous strides in the Americas and Europe,” Andree said, “and we expect JP to help us take a giant leap forward as a network. He has everything we’ve been looking to add to our management team: a great track record in integration, innovation, entrepreneurism, and client leadership. The fact that he spent 18 years in the agency business and seven in big media companies will be invaluable to our clients and Dentsu.”

“My years at Time-Warner and Clear Channel gave me the chance to see advertising through a very different lens,” Partilla said. “The business is crying out for new ways to create and deliver the support clients need. Dentsu is in the best position to lead this innovation. They have the corporate will, a phenomenal agency in Tokyo that has always been on the leading edge of the business, and two of today’s most successful agencies in mcgarrybowen and 360i.

“The media business was great and it taught me a lot. But this was too good an opportunity to pass up,” Partilla said. “As the most client-centric, media-centric agency network, Dentsu is a perfect fit.”

Partilla’s appointment is Dentsu Network West’s third high-profile appointment in the past six weeks, joining Nicholas Rey, CFO, whose background includes CFO positions at Grey, EuroRSCG and, most recently, CPX Interactive, and Renato Loes, CEO of Dentsu Latin America, who was previously CEO of Leo Burnett Latin America.

“Our senior leadership team at Dentsu Network West is coming together very quickly,” Andree said. “I am thrilled with the quality of people who want to join Dentsu. We’re bringing together a diverse set of skills and backgrounds with two things in common: a total commitment to clients and innovation. We think that’s a terrific formula for the future.”

About DENTSU NETWORK WEST

Part of The Dentsu Network, the most future-obsessed agency network in the world, Dentsu Network West is a dynamic, collaborative collective of Dentsu-owned companies in North America, Latin America and Europe. Including some of the industry’s most lauded names, including ATTIK, 360i, and mcgarrybowen (2009's AdAge Agency of the Year), Dentsu Network West’s mission is to connect all of the future-obsessed, client-centric, entrepreneurial talent of the Network in service of its clients' businesses. Dentsu Network West is headquartered in New York, currently with regional hubs in London and São Paolo.