Dentsu's Euan Jarvie Named IRI President, EMEA

Consumer data giant and predictive analytics specialist IRI has appointed former Dentsu UK&I CEO Euan Jarvie as President for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Jarvie will also join IRI's Executive Leadership Team.

Jarvie (pictured) joins from ad network Dentsu, where he latterly oversaw the UK and Ireland regions, before which, he was the firm's President of Global Clients, leading and winning many of the world's largest advertisers. Prior to this, Jarvie spent nearly eighteen years with global media agency MediaCom, serving in a variety of roles, including COO of EMEA, Chief Client Officer and COO of the USA, and he was the founding director of the MediaCom operations in Scotland and Ireland.

In his new role, Jarvie will drive strategy, commercial activity operations and financial performance for the EMEA region, and oversee its assets, alliances and partnerships. Kirk Perry, President and CEO, comments: 'Euan possesses exceptional business development and transformational experience, financial and commercial strategy expertise, talent and team-building vision, and a uniquely successful global client and stakeholder management focus. He also has a proven track record of maintaining partnerships and guiding strategy for start-up, turnaround and acquisition groups in global markets, making him an excellent fit for IRI and this role.'

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