Press Release

FOR IMMIDIATE RELEASE

DDB CALIFORNIA APPOINTS JASON ELM TO CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER

Award-Winning, Veteran Creative Director Brings New Vision to DDB
Date June 12, 2013 Location San Francisco, CA

DDB Worldwide, part of Omnicom Group (NYSE), announced today that it has appointed Jason Elm, Chief Creative Officer of DDB California, effective immediately. In this role, Elm will lead the California creative department and will be responsible for all its output. He reports to Mike Harris, Chief Executive Officer of DDB California. We are very excited to welcome Jason to our team, says Harris. Jason was recently, and rightly so, named to Business Insiders people most-sought after by rival agencies list. He is a creative genius and a superstar in the industry and I have no doubt that his creative vision will elevate the level of our work, across departments. Prior to joining DDB, Elm served as Executive Vice President, Group Creative Director at Deutsch LA, where he oversaw all Diamond Foods brands, such as Pop Secret, Emerald Nuts, Kettle Brand Chips. Most-recently, he helmed the Sony PlayStation account for five years. A Los Angeles native, Elm joined Deutsch in 1998 as a copywriter and was a key part of the agencys culture and growth for 15 years, penning ads for clients including Expedia.com, Coors Light, DIRECTV, California Milk Advisory Board

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and Mitsubishi. Elm began his career with stints at Southern California agencies including Bozell and Lois/Colby. DDB is a global creative powerhouse. California wants to contribute its share of noteworthy, groundbreaking work thats recognized worldwide and Im excited to be a part of it. Its time to shift into the next phase: Get more innovative, and do higher-profile work for our clients," comments Elm. Jason is well known for having personally created the Twitter feed for PlayStations @TheKevinButler, which became the most-followed brand character on Twitter. His California Cheese Happy Cows -- Sprinkler spot was voted Best of SuperBowl XXXVIII by CBS, and the PlayStation To Michael film was awarded in Cannes, The One Show, D&AD and Clios. The CCO role at DDB California was previously served by Lisa Bennett. Bennett was recently appointed to EVP, Creative at DDB North America, in January 2013. About DDB DDB Worldwide Communications Group Inc (www.ddb.com) ranks among the top five consolidated advertising and marketing services global networks, according to Advertising Age. DDB emphasizes Social Creativity to grow the value and influence of brands around the world by creating ideas that people want to play with, participate in and pass along. The agency is consistently one of the most awarded at the Cannes Festival of Creativity and was recognized by The Gunn Report as one of the Top 3 Global Networks for 10 of the last 12 years. DDB was also recently named the Spikes Asia Network of the Year for the second consecutive year and the Eurobest Network of the Year for the third consecutive year. DDB Worldwide is part of Omnicom Group Inc. (OMC) and consists of more than 200 offices in over 90 countries. About Omnicom Group Inc. Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE-OMC) is a leading global marketing and corporate communications company. Omnicoms branded networks and numerous specialty firms provide advertising, strategic media planning and buying, digital and interactive marketing, direct and promotional marketing, public relations
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and other specialty communications services to over 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries. For further information on Omnicom and its brands, please visit www.omnicomgroup.com
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