McCann Worldgroup’s Suzanne Powers is departing to start her own company

Suzanne Powers, who most recently served as global chief product officer of McCann Worldgroup and chair of FutureBrand, is departing from those two roles to launch her own company. McCann Worldgroup will be her first client. Powers, who has been with McCann for more than a decade, will officially leave her post at the end of the year, the Interpublic Group of Cos. agency said in a statement. The new company will focus on “helping people and organizations intentionally plan for creativity that drives business impact,” according to a statement from McCann. It was not clear what the company would be called, though it is expected to launch in late January, Powers said. See our 2023 Marketers of the Year here “Change is a constant in our industry, but my firm belief is that the need for and value of creativity will always be the superpower of business—and there is no place where creativity thrives more than at McCann Worldgroup,” Powers said in a statement. Her previous roles will not be filled, according to the agency. More news: 7 agencies launched in 2023 Powers first joined the agency as its global chief strategy officer. In 2020, she was named global president of McCann Worldgroup, before assuming the chief product officer role earlier this year. “In her decade of leadership at McCann Worldgroup, Suzanne has shaped our thinking, our work, our reputation and our culture in ways that have permanently and magnificently transformed us,” said Daryl Lee, Global CEO of McCann Worldgroup, in a statement Sign up for Ad Age newsletters From influencer marketing to agencies, get the latest news and analysis delivered to your inbox Click here

McCann Worldgroup’s Suzanne Powers is departing to start her own company

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