GLOBAL – NEW YORK, USA, JULY 19, 2011 – Ogilvy & Mather has announced the return of Jaime Prieto to the network as Director of Global Brand Management (GBM). Ogilvy & Mather’s GBM is a group of senior leaders who manage and grow the agency’s portfolio of global clients around the world.
Prieto relocates to Ogilvy’s global headquarters in New York from Paris where he was based as President & CEO of Y&R EMEA. No stranger to Ogilvy, Prieto previously spent 17 years with the agency and held senior management posts inNew York, Hong Kong, Singapore, Mexico and Los Angeles and worked with the agency’s largest brands including American Express, Coca-Cola Kimberly-Clark and Unilever. While in Asia, he led Global Brand Management for the region. His last position at Ogilvy before he left in 2006 was Senior Partner, Worldwide Executive Group Director.
"We are thrilled to have Jaime back in the family," said Ogilvy & Mather Global CEO Miles Young. "As an alumnus with a significant and success-filled history with Ogilvy already, there will be no learning curve or adjustment period to overcome. I am very much looking forward to getting straight to work with Jaime in his new role. He is a true internationalist who gets brands, which makes him the perfect fit to drive the expansion of our business with our global clients."
"I am thrilled to be returning to my home for 17 years, and to a group of colleagues and clients that I know and respect," said Colombian-born Prieto. "I look forward to helping our teams drive growth and innovation for our global clients."
