Press Release

For Immediate Release

Diane Jackson Promoted to

Chief Production Officer of DDB Chicago

Date: January 12, 2015
Location: Chicago, IL

DDB Chicago, part of Omnicom Group Inc. (OMC; NYSE), today announced that Diane
Jackson has been promoted to Chief Production Officer effective immediately. Jackson will
continue to lead the agencys integrated production department and will still report to John
Maxham, Chief Creative Officer of the Chicago office.

Paul Gunning, President and CEO of DDB Chicago, commented, Not only has Diane been
critical to sustaining DDB Chicagos growth and profile in the industry, but she has also been
formative in strategizing for the entire network. Her influence will continue to permeate the
company both locally and globally.
During Jacksons first stint at DDB Chicago from 2000 to 2003, she produced iconic work for
Energizer, McDonalds, Anheuser-Busch, JC Penney and Exxon Mobil. Then, for four years,
she served as Director of Integrated Production at Energy BBDO in Chicago. In 2007 Jackson
returned to DDB where as EVP, Director of Integrated Production, she expanded the
agencys production department across multiple platforms including building content
creation capabilities and digital mobile social production expertise.
Jackson has built an award-winning production team that truly represents the power of
talent diversity. Most recently, Jackson executive-produced McDonalds Twitter Super
Bowl Takeover, which earned the client the distinction of most retweeted brand ever in a
single day during the 2015 Super Bowl. The campaign has earned multiple awards,
including three Cannes Lions, an LIA Gold and a Gold CLIO.


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She also produced the much loved and awarded The Man and the Dog film for the
Fundacion Argentina de Transplante Hepatico in 2015 with the DDB Argentina office.
Other career highlights include Jacksons work for the Clinton Foundations 10-year
anniversary celebration that took place in three countries and included segments with
numerous celebrities such as Barbara Streisand, Jay Z, Tony Blair and former President Bill
Clinton himself.
Jackson led an international team to produce Anheuser Busch-InBevs Bud House, the
first-ever global online real-time reality series. Produced in South Africa, the show was at
the core of the clients sponsorship of the FIFA World Cup, where Jackson led a team of over
100 people who churned out more than 200 episodes. The show was honored with an
OMMA award in 2010.
Within months of the inauguration of President Obama, Jackson secured his campaign
manager David Plouffe to partner with DDB Chicago for a presentation entitled The Art of
the Possible The Audacity of Successful Brands. The presentation was one of the
highlights of the Cannes Lions Festival, with delegates spilling over into multiple screening
rooms to hear from Plouffe and DDBs Bob Scarpelli. The film from this event won the
prestigious Gold BDA Design award.
Diane also served the city of Chicago when she executive-produced the films for Chicagos
2016 Olympic bid in Copenhagen with Mayor Richard Daley.
As an award-winning expert, Jackson serves as a speaker at the industrys top events and
conferences such as the AICP, The Women in Film Forum, and Advertising Week NYC.
Jackson is the recipient of the Distinction in Advertising award from the Institute of
Practitioners in Advertising (London) and received DDBs Fasules, Sharpe, Yovetich
Leadership Award in 2010, the first producer ever to receive that honor. In 2012 Jackson
served as a judge at the Cannes Lions Advertising Festival. She also serves on the board of
the VCU Brandcenter.

About DDB U.S.
DDB U.S., part of Omnicom Group Inc. (OMC; NYSE), is one of the countrys leading and
most influential advertising agencies, with offices in New York, Chicago and San Francisco.
DDB has been named Agency of the Year numerous times by the industrys leading
advertising publications and has been recognized by top awards shows including Effie,
Cannes, CLIOs, The One Show, New York Festivals and more. The agencys U.S. clients
include McDonalds, Unilever, Mars, Johnson & Johnson, Qualcomm, Capital One and State
Farm, among others.
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Founded in 1949, the agency is part of DDB Worldwide and consists of more than 200
offices in over 90 countries, with its flagship office in New York, NY.


About Omnicom Group Inc.
Omnicom Group Inc. (OMC; NYSE) 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.
For further information on Omnicom Group Inc. and its brands, please visit
www.omnicomgroup.com.
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Contact:
Christie Giera
Director of Corporate Communications and North American Public Relations, DDB Worldwide
Email: christie.giera@ddb.com
Office: 212-415-2186

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