Philippe Krakowsky
Co-President and Chief Operating Officer at Omnicom Group
Driving operational leadership and strategic integration at Omnicom Group
Last updated May 31, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team · Connections updated May 31, 2026
Philippe Krakowsky serves as Co-President and Chief Operating Officer at Omnicom Group, one of the world's largest advertising and marketing services holding companies. He brings deep holding-company expertise to the role, having spent the prior decade and a half at Interpublic Group (IPG) in a succession of senior leadership positions spanning strategy, corporate development, talent, communications, and operations, most recently as Chief Operating Officer.
Chief Operating Officer
Interpublic Group (IPG) (2019-2020)
Chief Strategy Officer & Head of Talent and Communications
Interpublic Group (IPG) (2014-2019)
Executive Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development
Interpublic Group (IPG) (2010-2014)
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications
Interpublic Group (IPG) (early 2000s-2010)
- B.A., Brown University
- Led IPG's $2.3 billion acquisition of Acxiom Marketing Solutions in 2018, one of the largest data-focused deals in adtech history
- Launched Kinesso, IPG's proprietary marketing intelligence and activation platform, integrating Acxiom data with media buying capabilities
- Elevated to CEO of IPG in January 2021, succeeding Michael Roth after more than two decades at the company
- Guided IPG through sustained organic revenue growth and competitive repositioning against consultancies and pure-play adtech firms