Media group Ogilvy has named Nicola Dodd as president of Ogilvy PR EMEA, in addition to her current role as managing director of Ogilvy PR UK.
Her promotion into the role comes as Matt Buchanan leaves the agency after more than six years.
She will work closely with the firm’s EMEA management team, reporting to Julianna Richter, Ogilvy PR Global CEO and Patou Nuytemans, Ogilvy EMEA CEO.
She said: “As Ogilvy PR in the UK continues to innovate and grow, this is a great time to take on a new challenge. I’m looking forward to further growing and developing our earned-first proposition, award-winning work and client relationships across EMEA while working closely with my brilliant UK leadership team to continue our UK growth and innovation.”
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As part of her new responsbilities, Dodd will be responsible for increasing Ogilvy’s proposition and growth across the area.
Richter added: “Nicola has been a key player in the UK’s growth and success since joining Ogilvy PR. She brings a wealth of experience in all facets of modern communications, reputation management and influence and will be instrumental in shaping and driving forward our EMEA strategy for Ogilvy PR.
“Nicola was the obvious choice to take on the role given the impressive years of growth, new business success and industry recognition that the UK PR and Influence business has had under Nicola’s leadership. She is an inspiring leader who has built an amazing team, strong client partnerships and industry leading reputation and we are excited for her to take our offer in EMEA to the next level.”
