Omnicom Appoints Christine Gambino as CEO of Omni

• Christine Gambino appointed CEO of Omni, succeeding Duncan Painter who moves to a UK leadership role
• Former COO, she led 1,000+ product & tech teams driving Omnicom’s marketing intelligence platform
• Alex McCord to head Omnicom Commerce while continuing as CEO of Flywheel

Christine Gambino has been named Chief Executive Officer of Omni by Omnicom, effective immediately. Christine replaces her predecessor, Duncan Painter, who is moving to the UK as a senior executive.

As the Chief Operating Officer at Omni, Christine oversaw the operating functions of more than 1,000 product and technology team members who are dedicated to creating Omnicom’s marketing and sales intelligence platform.

Prior to joining Omni, Gambino spent six years at Flywheel leading engineering and product teams and data science teams and was responsible for using automated processes and predictive analytics to innovate in these areas. Earlier in her career, she held positions at Under Armour, UPS, and CasSevern.

Christine said, “It’s an honour to lead Omni at this pivotal moment when the platform is serving as a shared resource for the new Omnicom.”

“Duncan has created an exceptional foundation, and I’m grateful for his partnership and leadership as we now accelerate adoption across the organization. I look forward to ensuring teams across every discipline can leverage Omni’s integrated capabilities to deliver measurable impact for clients”, she added.

Omnicom Commerce, also previously under Painter, will now be led by Alex McCord, who will oversee its operations and growth while continuing as CEO of Flywheel. McCord has 15 years of experience in the commerce industry.

“I’m proud of how swiftly we launched the next generation of Omni following the Interpublic acquisition, establishing it as a unified asset for the combined group. Christine was central to that effort and brings a deep understanding of the platform to drive Omni to its next phase,” said Painter.

“Additionally, Alex has been instrumental in shaping Flywheel into an industry leader and brings deep commerce expertise to strengthen Omnicom Commerce. I have complete confidence in both of them to accelerate impact across Omnicom as I move into my next chapter in the UK, where I’ll be closer to my family.”

Omni and Flywheel will continue to operate as a core part of Omnicom’s Integrated Media capabilities.