GroupM Names CEO for North American Ops

NEW YORK: Rob Norman has been named CEO of GroupM North America, as part of a restructuring move that will see him sharing management responsibilities for the company with Rino Scanzoni, GroupM’s chief investment officer. 

Norman succeeds Marc Goldstein, who will leave his role as GroupM’s CEO effective March 31, 2010. Goldstein assumed his current role in February 2007 and will continue as a senior advisor to the management group at GroupM. Norman will retain his current role as the CEO of GroupM Interaction while adding the North American CEO title. He will report to GroupM’s global COO, Rupert Day, while Scanzoni will continue to report to GroupM’s global CEO, Irwin Gotlieb.

“Rob’s background, combined with the direction the media marketplace is headed, makes him the perfect choice to lead GroupM in this region in the coming decade,” said Gotlieb.  “His digital expertise is unsurpassed and his superior management skills have been well demonstrated over the past several years.” 

Regarding Goldstein, Gotlieb said: "Marc has been a vital part of both the establishment of Mindshare and the development of GroupM North America.  His contributions have been central to our company’s growth and to the establishment of the practices and systems that enable us to service our clients in a period of unprecedented change.”