CEO of IPG Mediabrands Japan is repositioned to lead UM's dedicated Johnson & Johnson unit

Anthony Plant, CEO of IPG Mediabrands Japan since 2013, will become executive vice president, global president of J3—UM's dedicated media unit for Johnson & Johnson, the agency's largest global client. Effective immediately, he replaces Eileen Kiernan who last week was named global CEO of UM in a round of leadership shifts that also saw Philippe Krakowsky elevated to chief operating officer of IPG and Daryl Lee to chief executive of IPG Mediabrands.