NEW YORK – Ogilvy PR has formed a new board to advise CEO Stuart Smith and the newly expanded executive committee on strategies related to growing talent, innovation and digital capabilities. The board reports to Ogilvy's global chair Christopher Graves.

“The Board brings together people from a wide variety of backgrounds, demographics and responsibilities," Smith said. "Leveraging a diverse range of skills and talent will generate real value for our people, our clients and our business."

Most of the board appointments are intended for a two-year term, with some positions that rotate annually.

"The intention is to keep the Board fresh, adding new thinking every year," Graves said. "The opportunity for Ogilvy PR – and for the industry as a whole – is to re-define the role of public relations in the digital marketplace." 

 The 17-member board are:

1 Kathy Baird
EVP, Content + Social@Ogilvy
DC

2 Michael Briggs
EVP, Insights & Strategy
Los Angeles

3 Daniel Ch’ng
Global Chief Learning Officer
Kuala Lumpur

4 Kate Cronin
MD, Healthcare
New York

5 Bizhan Govindji*
Digital Strategist
London

6 Saada Hammad
Regional Director, MENA
Beirut / Dubai

7 Elsa Liu*
Director
Beijing

8 Marshall Manson
CEO, UK
London

9 Robyn Massey
Global Chief Comms Officer
New York

10 Amy Messenger
MD, Technology
Denver

11 Jamie Moeller
MD, Global Public Affairs
DC

12 Kieran Moore
CEO, Australia
Sydney

13 Suresh Raj
MD, Global New Business
New York

14 Ben Richards
WW Chief Strategy Officer, O&M
New York

15 Jennifer Risi
MD, Media Influence, US
New York

16 Brian Smith*
VP, Digital
Atlanta

17 Selina Teng
Co-MD
Beijing