RAPP Strengthens DE&I Team with Nicole Simpson

RAPP Worldwide, a global, data-driven creative community that builds direct, meaningful, and high-value relationships between brands and people, announced that Nicole Simpson has joined RAPP US as director of DE&I, a newly created position at the agency.

In this new role, Nicole will ensure that RAPP’s employees feel seen, safe and have a clear path forward for success, and that the work RAPP produces for its clients continues to be inclusive and equitable, representing the diverse communities and people the brands serve. She will also assist in RAPP’s implementation of OPEN 2.0 – Omnicom’s action plan for achieving systemic equity throughout its agencies. Nicole will report directly to Devin O’Loughlin, RAPP’s global chief diversity, equity, inclusion and communications officer.

"RAPP is truly committed to our guiding ethos of Empowered DE&I - where our talent all around the world can tangibly see and contribute to the ways in which equitable practices and processes impact our people, our work and our culture," said Devin. "Bringing Nicole on board to partner with me and steward how Empowered DE&I shows up in our US offices will be a game-changer for RAPP. She's an innovative, thoughtful, intersectional practitioner and I'm so excited to see how she impacts not only the landscape of our agency, but the industry as a whole."

In her previous role as a corporate paralegal and DE&I champion at Omnicom Health Group, Nicole’s passion for building communities steered her to create “the Black Collective,” the first Black talent recourse group at Omnicom Health Group. As the founder, Nicole moderated a myriad of brave conversations for her network to bring understanding around highly sensitive and charged topics. Nicole naturally eased into the DE&I field through her passion-led efforts, both in and outside of Omnicom, serving as a Mentor for Rutgers Alumni Connection Program, Board Member for Racism Has No Home Here, Executive Sponsor for Black Together, and Mentorship Program Lead for AcentO, Omnicom’s Latinx ERG.

“I was ready for a new challenge and very committed to staying within the Omnicom network, so the stars aligned when a DE&I position opened at RAPP,” said Nicole. “The opportunity to work with Devin and this incredible community was more than I could have hoped for. I’m incredibly grateful for the opportunity to step into a role that allows me to do work that is my ultimate passion. It is an honour to work for this organization and I cannot wait to get started.”