MediaCom Worldwide Appoint Helen Brown as Worldwide Chief Talent Director 05/20

MediaCom Worldwide have appointed former iris Group Talent Director, Helen Brown, as their first ever Worldwide Chief Talent Director.

Brown’s remit is to align the business and people strategies to facilitate an increase in the potential and performance of MediaCom talent around the world. She will be working alongside Stephen Allan and the Worldwide ExCo of MediaCom from the London office to help with the identification and development of best practice programs. In line with the company’s People First ethos, Helen will also be improving learning and development programmes with a focus on leadership to further enhance the career progression of MediaCom employees.  Helen will be working with regional management teams to identify emerging talent and develop attraction and retention plans by market. Helen’s 20 years of experience of international advertising and marketing agencies sets her apart from the usual HR Director.  Most recently Helen spent 4 years at integrated agency iris, where she worked alongside the founding partners to grow the agency from 60 to 600 people and was instrumental in the launch of the people strategy across 11 offices globally.  Unusually, Helen began her career as a creative, moving into the commercial arena some 10 years later to become Managing Director of digital agency I-D Media and Managing Partner of Draft before joining iris. Helen says of the appointment “The role at MediaCom is a fabulous opportunity. My passion is people, and with MediaCom I have found a company who truly believe in this too.  To work alongside people such as Stephen Allan who has such a clear vision and excitement for growing MediaCom globally and for developing the very best talent around the world is, I believe, a unique position for a media agency”. Stephen Allan, CEO MediaCom Worldwide, comments “We are exceptionally excited to have Helen working with us as Worldwide Chief Talent Director.  We are confident that with her experience MediaCom will guarantee that all employees across the globe are given every opportunity to maximise their potential and thereby enjoy a long and fulfilling career within the group.”