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| Jacki Kelley |
Jacki Kelley has returned to Interpublic as EVP, chief client & business officer after a four-year stint as CEO Americas & chief client officer at dentsu.
She joined IPG’s Mediabrands in 2009 from Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, exiting in 2014 as CEO North America & president of global clients.
Kelley was SVP at USA Today during an 18-year run and deputy COO at Bloomberg before moving to dentsu in 2019.
IPG CEO Philippe Krakowsky welcomed Kelley back, calling her “a force in our industry who leads with great heart and a keen understanding of what marketers need in order to succeed in today’s complex media and consumer landscape.”


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