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| Emily Graham |
Omnicom has named Emily Graham, chief equity & impact officer and senior VP, diversity and inclusion communications to oversee its OPEN 2.0 plan to achieve systemic equity across its agencies.
She was chief diversity officer at OMC's FleishmanHillard unit.
Graham joined FH in June 2018 to accelerate DE&I as a business priority in its 2,500-people network. She also launched True MOSAIC, which counsels clients on DE&I initiatives.
Earlier, Graham held corporate communications posts at MWWPR and Burson-Marsteller.
She succeeds Tiffany Warren, who exited OMC for the Sony Music Group.
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