Daryl Lee

Daryl Lee is a seasoned global advertising leader best known for his tenure at McCann Worldgroup, where he served as Global CEO from 2022 to 2025 and was subsequently elevated to Global Chairman in December 2025 following the close of Omnicom's acquisition of IPG. In that chairman role he helped steward the network through one of the most significant ownership transitions in recent agency history, before departing effective end of June 2026 with no successor role announced. He was succeeded as CEO by Tyler Turnbull. Prior to leading McCann Worldgroup, Lee held senior leadership positions across the IPG network, building a reputation as a strategic operator capable of managing large, complex global agency structures. His career spans more than two decades in advertising, encompassing brand strategy, creative agency management, and international network operations across multiple continents. Lee is regarded as a steady hand in large-scale agency leadership, having navigated McCann through shifting client demands, the rise of in-house agency models, and the broader consolidation reshaping the holding company landscape. His departure from McCann in mid-2026 marks the end of a significant chapter at one of advertising's most storied networks, with his next move as of this writing not yet publicly announced.

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