Omnicom announces Nick Garrett as CEO of Omnicom Oceania

Omnicom has announced the formation of 'Omnicom Oceania', bringing together its operations across Australia and New Zealand under a single leadership structure. Nick Garrett has been appointed CEO of the agency. The reorganisation includes Omnicom’s media, creative, PR, performance marketing, and production units.

According to the agency, this move is intended to support integrated services and specialised offerings for clients in the region.

Garrett has returned to Omnicom after four years at Deloitte Digital, where he served in leadership roles including Global CMO. Prior to that, he held leadership positions at Clemenger, Colenso, and TBWA.

Commenting on his appointment, Garrett said, “My time in the consulting world showed me just how big the opportunity is to add creative problem solving and brand thinking further upstream into business strategy, and how agencies can positively influence more of the customer eco-system beyond marketing and comms. There is a huge amount of white space to grow into, and I am absolutely thrilled to be returning to the Omnicom family to continue to drive growth at an accelerated pace.”

John Wren, Chairman and CEO of the agency, said  “We have the advantage of best-in-class capabilities and talent across practice areas, built on the foundations of world-leading data, AI, technologies and tools. Nick’s deep knowledge of Omnicom and his advisory experience make him the ideal leader to orchestrate these capabilities and drive the growth ambitions of our clients.