Angela Tangas. the CEO of dentsu Australia and New Zealand, has been named chief executive in the UK and Ireland, the global agency's second largest market in media, creative and CXM brands.
Tangas will take up her new role on September 1. Her successor in dentsu ANZ, will be announced later.
“I strongly believe in the power of teaming– bringing brilliant, diverse minds together to solve the problems of today and pre-empt the opportunities of tomorrow for our people, clients, partners and society," she says.
"The UK market is one of the most innovative in the world with some of the most progressive consumer expectations of brands.
"The opportunity to lead this team of talented humans partnering with some of the most exciting organisations to unlock a new set of value dynamics, is a very compelling opportunity.”
Dentsu says Tangas has transformed Australia and New Zealand business over the last 18 months, realising a significant business turnaround.
The business has seen three years of consecutive growth. In the latest March quarter, organic growth was 13.6% and accompanied by a 12 percentage point improvement in employee engagement.
Dentsu: "She has delivered this whilst continuing to drive creativity as a unifier in the business, improve client satisfaction ahead of market and secure multiple client wins and retentions."
In her new role, she will report into Giulio Malegori, EMEA CEO, dentsu international, and will be a key member of the EMEA Executive Team.
Malegori: “The UK&I is one of the largest and most significant advertising markets in the world and, following a period of intense simplification, the business is accelerating its growth potential.
"In her time at dentsu ANZ, Angela has proven herself to be a transformational leader with a track record of delivering sustainable business growth for dentsu and supporting positive business outcomes for clients”
Tangas joined dentsu ANZ as chief commercial officer in 2018 before being appointed ANZ CEO in 2019. She came to the group from comparison site iSelect, where she was group executive of its energy and telco industry since 2015.
Her executive career has spanned NYSE, ASX listed companies and tech-based startups across multiple categories.
This has defined her leadership experience across technology enabled business growth, M&A, commercial partnerships, enterprise sales and product development with a core focus on customer centricity and enterprise value creation
Over the last two years, dentsu UK&I has undergone a significant transformation, consolidating 28 brands into fewer stronger leadership brands within three offerings across media, creative and CXM, bringing in key leadership talent, delivering a greater focus on clients and delivering integrated services across a strong regional footprint.
As a result of this transformation, the market has seen strong performance across the last 12 months with the most recent Q1 2022 results reporting organic revenue growth of 11.2%.
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