Liz Taylor
Liz Taylor

Global ad agency Leo Burnett Worldwide has appointed Liz Taylor to the role of chief creative officer.

She officially assumes the position on July 8.

Taylor joins the Chicago-based Publicis unit from FCB Chicago, where she served as CCO and led the IPG agency’s Windy City office. Prior to that, she was global executive creative director at Ogilvy & Mather. Earlier in her career, Taylor held leadership positions at JWT, Element79 and Tribal DDB.

In light of the position, Taylor now assumes the hybrid role of North American creative lead of Publicis Groupe’s creative hub, Publicis Communications. She’ll be stationed in Leo Burnett’s Chicago headquarters and will lead the agency network’s creative direction while partnering with Publicis Groupe chief creative officer Nick Law and chief strategy officer Carla Serrano to help build the agency's offerings and drive creative solutions.