MDC Partners Expands Talent, Leadership Development and Training Resources
Barbara Creagh, Former Deloitte North American Talent Leader, Appointed Executive Vice President
NEW YORK, July 7 /CNW/ - MDC announced today that they have expanded their talent leadership development and training resource base which will be led by Former Deloitte North American Talent Leader and industry thought leader, Barbara Creagh. The primary areas that the Central Talent Team will focus on are acquisition and distribution of talent, talent management, the identification and development of emerging leaders within the MDC portfolio, and coaching and training programs for all individuals within the MDC network to optimize their potential and maximize their career success.
The Team's mission is to work with each agency to develop their specific talent strategy, and systematically close the gap between their current talent and leadership competencies, and what they will need to respond to the client and agency opportunities of tomorrow. Barbara is joined by SVP, Director of Talent Development, Amie Miller, who spent the past 17 years in increasingly senior roles at MDC Partners' agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky. In her most recent position at the agency, she headed up the staffing department and managed operations across key CP+B departments. Joanne Coffman, Director, HR and Benefits and CP+B veterans, Meghan Schlicher and Clay Lovell round out this strategic resource group.
Together the team has deep industry and content experience in developing and implementing practical talent strategies that are steady, measured, cascading and reinforcing. They will partner with talent resources and human resources groups within each MDC agency to identify and hire talent, invest in the development of the talent with leading-edge learning programs that are relevant to their day-to-day jobs, and help to provide opportunities for personal and career growth. Barbara Creagh, EVP, Talent Leadership Development and Training has spent over 20 years working in consulting firms helping companies shape their organizations to inspire people to higher performance, building pipelines of future leaders, and helping executives better understand their organization to unlock hidden value. At Deloitte she was North American Executive Talent Leader. During her tenure at Deloitte, she was instrumental in the hiring of over 500 Partners in a two-year period, and implemented a company wide candidate experience program, a succession-planning program and a talent-mapping program.
"The Central Talent Team combines industry knowledge and practical experience," says Barbara Creagh. "Overlay that with the creativity in MDC's partnering companies, and watch out - we are taking talent strategy to the next level throughout the entire network. Our goal is to bring world class insights and expertise in the optimization of talent in a dramatically changing industry."
"We've gone from the industrial revolution to the information revolution, and now to the creative revolution," said Miles Nadal, Chairman and CEO, MDC Partners. "The most critical asset in our organization is talent. We at MDC believe that entrepreneurial talent who have an infinite desire for epic accomplishment are the transformational resources necessary to do brilliant work, make brands famous and drive increasing return on marketing investment. In developing this department, we wanted to combine best practices in multiple industries, coupled with our infinite knowledge of the creative services industry, to develop the optimum resource base for MDC. We are privileged to have partnered with some of the most prolific thought leaders in the marketing industry who continue to reinforce MDC's reputation as 'The Place Where Great Talent Lives."
About MDC Partners, Inc. ------------------------
MDC Partners is a progressive Marketing and Communications Network with over seven thousand employees, championing the most innovative entrepreneurial talent. MDC Partners provides strategic solutions and services multinational clients in North America, Europe and Latin America. Our philosophy emphasizes the utilization of Strategy and Creativity to drive growth and measurable impact. "MDC Partners is The Place Where Great Talent Lives." The company's Class A shares are publicly traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol "MDCA" and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "MDZ.A".
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties which may cause the actual results or objectives to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risk factors include, among other things, the Company's financial performance; risks associated with the effects of economic downturns; ability to attract and retain key clients; ongoing compliance with debt agreements and MDC's ability to satisfy contingent payment obligations when due; and other risk factors set forth in the Company's Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 and subsequent SEC filings
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