WPP at the moment proclaims that 30 years after founding AKQA, Ajaz Ahmed has resigned as CEO of AKQA Group. An additional announcement relating to Ajaz’s successor might be made sooner or later.
Within the interim, AKQA Group might be led operationally by the prevailing management crew at AKQA and Gray, with WPP chief know-how officer Stephan Pretorius overseeing the enterprise within the function of interim chair.
Ajaz based AKQA in 1994 and has been its CEO for 30 years. WPP acquired AKQA in 2012, and since 2020, it has operated alongside sister company Gray throughout the AKQA Group.
Ajaz Ahmed mentioned: “Serving AKQA’s crew, shoppers and values over the previous 30 years has been the best honour of my life. Founding AKQA at a younger age was the beginning of an unimaginable journey, and if future permits, I stay up for one other 30 years of significant work and making a distinction. I’m tremendously energised concerning the adventures forward and the chance to do one thing new.”
Mark Learn, CEO of WPP, mentioned: “Below Ajaz’s management AKQA has grow to be one of many world’s most recognised and extremely regarded businesses. It’s an excellent enterprise with many extraordinarily gifted folks world wide. With its distinctive world crew, capabilities and experience, AKQA is well-positioned for continued success and we thank Ajaz for his imaginative and prescient and contribution to the enterprise.”
Ajaz continues to serve on the boards of the Elton John AIDS Basis, Virgin Unite based by Sir Richard Branson and Mission 44 based by Sir Lewis Hamilton.
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