Philippe Krakowsky

Executive Vice President - Strategy and Corporate Relations, Interpublic Group

Philippe Krakowsky is Executive Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Relations for the Interpublic Group (NYSE:IPG), a leading global provider of marketing services.

In this capacity, he works with the company's CEO to define strategy for the group and with agency management to implement key strategic initiatives. During recent years, he has played a significant role in: the merger of Draft and FCB to produce a new agency model based on a combination of accountability and creativity; the successful evolution of IPG's aligned media operations; oversight of developing digital and emerging media capabilities; as well as multi-agency client opportunities. He also oversees communications for IPG and helps to lead the company's diversity and inclusion activities as an executive sponsor of employee resource groups and a member of the company's Corporate Diversity Council.

Philippe has extensive experience devising strategies and building brands, particularly in the professional services arena. Prior to joining IPG, he played a leading role in articulating and differentiating the Young & Rubicam brand to a broad range of audiences -- employees, clients, prospects, the financial community and the media -- in the period leading up to and following Y&R's transformation from a private to a public company. Previously, he led the positioning and all communications efforts for BBDO when that agency carved out the niche it still enjoys as advertising's premier global creative network.

Philippe started his career as an entrepreneur in the technology industry and moved into advertising at the heralded New York creative boutique Levine, Huntley, Schmidt and Beaver, where he worked to market both the agency and its clients' businesses. In 1999, he was inducted into the American Advertising Federation's "Hall of Achievement," the premier United States industry honor for marketing services professionals under age 40.