Savic was the former global chief innovation officer at WPP's Mediacom after serving as the agency’s U.S. CEO for nearly a decade. He began his advertising career at UM—then Universal McCann—in the Czech Republic in 1993.
“I started with them in Eastern Europe when I had a war in the country where I’m from, so I got a chance from them to rebuild my life,” Savic, who was born in Bosnia, previously told Ad Age. “For me, this is like coming back home.”
UM’s U.S. leadership appointments announced in May included recently hired executives Grant Ogburn as chief growth officer; Myia Thompkins as chief strategy officer; Preston Larson as chief planning officer and Brendon Volpe as chief intelligence officer. Prior UM executives who were elevated to new roles included Erin Quintana, to chief client officer, and Jennifer Wadeyka, to chief operating officer.