In a shock twist Talon group CEO Barry Cupples is exiting to get replaced by firm founder Eric Newnham, a former head of Kinetic.
Chairman Stewart Easterbrook is now shifting as much as govt chairman. Non-public equity-backed Talon, which handles most of Omnicom specialist Out Of Home-based business, has additionally appointed Mike Saunter as group CFO and Henry Lucas to the newly created function of Group Chief Business Officer.
Newnham (left) whose official title is interim CEO, says: “I stay up for re-taking a arms on function main Talon in the direction of its world development goals and want Barry nicely together with his future endeavours. Trying forward, Stewart’s wealth of expertise in main digital-first companies together with MiQ, might be instrumental in delivering our future development. I’m excited to work extra carefully with him to ship Talon’s industrial goals.”
Talon has expanded internationally at a speedy price and Cupples, a former head of buying and selling at Omnicom Media Group, appeared annointed as Newnham’s successor as he targeting different investments. Cupples has ruffled some feathers within the tight-knit world of Out of House and Newnham, likely with ex-Starcom boss Easterbrook’s help, could have determined {that a} regular interval known as for.
