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| Lisa Talbot |
Lisa Talbot, who was chief strategy officer for IPG DXTRA's health unit, has joined MSL US as chief client officer, a new post at the Publicis Groupe unit.
Based in New York, she will report to CEO Diana Littman and oversee the firm’s practice leads.
“Lisa is an extraordinary business partner, with a truly unique ability to create growth by elevating from the inside out and inspiring from the outside in,” said Littman. “Her passion for and understanding of the importance of influence and how it impacts marketing will bring immense returns to our agency and work.”
Talbot played a key role in the launch of IPG DXTRA, a collection of 27 agencies, and earlier led business development at Omnicom’s Marina Maher Communications unit and headed US healthcare at Burson-Marsteller’s Cohn & Wolfe operation.


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