Dentsu Expands Giulio Malegori’s Role

Dentsu Group Inc. has announced that it has appointed Giulio Malegori as chairman and acting CEO, dentsu Americas, overseeing the integrated growth strategy and business execution for dentsu within the Americas region, effective immediately. Giulio will continue to serve concurrently as EVP, global chief operating officer.

Joining dentsu in 2010, Giulio has held various leadership roles across the organisation, including both market and regional level CEO positions. In 2023, he was promoted to global COO and has since been responsible for overseeing the operations of dentsu globally.

“Giulio is a charismatic and thoughtful leader who can see both the detail required in assessing client needs, while also easily being able to take a step back and develop the strategy needed to drive a large business, and team, forward to success,” said Hiroshi Igarashi, representative executive officer, president and global CEO, dentsu “While heading up our global operations, Giulio oversaw the efficient and effective functioning of the organisation and his experience in bringing together the skills, technology, and data to grow will prove critical as dentsu takes its next steps towards becoming a people-centred transformation business. We congratulate him on this appointment and look forward to sharing in future successes.”

Giulio will work closely with the talented senior leadership group across the Americas that includes: Jeff Greenspoon, chief business officer, Americas and global practice president - integrated solutions, dentsu; Sean Reardon, CEO, Americas media practice; Abbey Klassen global brand president, Dentsu creative and CEO, Dentsu Creative US; Pete Stein, global practice president - CXM and president Merkle Americas; Shirli Zelcer, chief data and technology officer, dentsu; Stephen Kiely, CEO, Tag Americas; Patrick Hounsell, CEO, dentsu Canada; and Juan Pedro McCormack, CEO dentsu LATAM.

“Dentsu is at a pivotal and monumental stage in its history as we come together under a single global strategy with so much combined potential,” said Giulio. “The Americas region is dentsu’s second largest after Japan but is also ripe for growth at a time when brands need partners to deliver clear competitive and creative differentiation. Increasingly, I see a new generation of marketing executives who want partners that can drive growth, innovation, and quantified business value. Whether it is identity-driven audiences, customer lifetime value, insight-led creative, or mass personalisation, clients are thinking about the entire customer journey from both a brand and performance perspective. I am so proud to take over leadership of the Americas team and can’t wait to deepen relationships with clients and colleagues alike.”