Ian McGrath has joined dentsu Ireland as its chief operations officer.
With over 20 year’s experience in the advertising and marketing industry, both on the agency and client-side, McGrath previously worked for dentsu for 13 years ending up as board directory/EMEA director of Carat. He has also worked with the GroupM-owned agency MediaCom (now EssenceMediacom), most recently as managing director and head of strategy between 2014-2019.
In his new role, he will be responsible for driving revenue for dentsu.
“We are delighted to see Ian return to dentsu, it’s a real statement of intent by us. We want to strengthen our position within the market and as part of this we are committed to investment in top talent. Ian brings a wealth of knowledge, passion, and commitment to craft into our group”, says Keith Lacy, managing director, dentsu Ireland.
“I am delighted to join the team in dentsu Ireland to lead business operations. dentsu Ireland’s knowledge of the consumer and commerce make it an exciting team to be part of and one ready to capture all future opportunities in the marketing industry,” adds Ian McGrath.