John Seifert
Director
John Seifert retired on December 31, 2021, as non-executive Chairman of The Ogilvy Group (“Ogilvy”), an advertising and marketing services company and a subsidiary of WPP plc. Prior to that, Mr. Seifert spent 42 years with Ogilvy, including serving as the CEO of Ogilvy from January 2016 through December 31, 2020 and as the non-executive Chairman of Ogilvy from January 1 through December 31, 2021. From April 2019 through December 2020, Mr. Seifert also served on the executive committee of WPP plc. From January 2008 through January 2016, Mr. Seifert served as the CEO of Ogilvy North America. Mr. Seifert previously led the Ogilvy Global Brand Community, which managed relationships with Ogilvy’s most valued global clients, among which were many of the largest Fortune 500 companies. Mr. Seifert personally led the work on some of Ogilvy’s famous creative branding campaigns, including “Membership” for American Express, “Beyond Petroleum” for BP, and “Real Beauty” for Dove. Mr. Seifert currently serves as a national board member of Build On, a non-profit organization based in Stamford, CT dedicated to supporting at-risk high school students in the country’s most challenged urban neighborhoods through service-learning programs. Mr. Seifert’s qualifications to serve on our board of directors are primarily based on his experience serving executive roles and board positions.
