DDB

Chicago Welcomes Globally Recognized

Producer Matt Blitz
Agency Continues to Attract Top Creative Talent


Date July 19, 2017

Location Chicago, IL


DDB Chicago, part of Omnicom Group (NYSE: OMC), announced today the appointment of Matt
Blitz to Senior Vice President, Executive Producer. With more than twenty years of production
experience, Blitz has executed creative ideas, spanning platforms and disciplines, that have
garnered global recognition and attention. He will report to DDB Chicagos Chief Production
Officer, Diane Jackson.

Blitzs arrival at DDB Chicago supports the agencys commitment to investing in and attracting
top creative talent. DDB Chicagos Chief Production Officer Diane Jackson and Chief Creative
Officer John Maxham have been focused on cultivating a creative team of inventors,
storytellers and artists with a depth and breadth of skills that can deliver innovative ideas.

Blitz has received accolades across every major award show including, Art Directors Club,
D&AD and the One Show. Most recently, Blitz won seven lions at this years Cannes Festival of
Creativity for Samsungs Ostrich.

I am delighted to have Matt join DDB. With creative talent at the heart of our business model,
Matt will have the opportunity to create a meaningful impact on our client's business, said
Jackson about Blitzs hire.

Blitz joins DDB Chicago from Leo Burnett where he was an SVP, Executive Producer and led
production globally on the Samsung account. Additionally, he was responsible for managing the
production teams for Nintendo, Esurance, and UnitedHealthcare among other brands. Prior to
joining the agency world, Blitz worked as assistant director on several films and multiple
television series, giving him a sense of production not usual to most advertising producers.
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ABOUT DDB U.S.
DDB U.S., part of the Omnicom Group (NYSE), is one of the countrys leading and most influential advertising
agencies, with offices in New York, Chicago and San Francisco. DDB has been named Agency of the Year numerous
times by the industry's leadingadvertising publications and has been recognized by top awards shows including
Effie, Cannes, CLIOs, The One Show, New York Festival and more. The agency's U.S. clients include Unilever, Mars,
Johnson & Johnson, Capital One and State Farm, among others.

Founded in 1949, the agency is part of DDB Worldwide and consists of more than 200 offices in over 90 countries
with its flagship office in New York, NY.

About Omnicom Group Inc.
Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE-OMC) is a leading global marketing and corporate communications company.
Omnicoms branded networks and numerous specialty firms provide advertising, strategic media planning and
buying, digital and interactive marketing, direct and promotional marketing, public relations and other specialty
communications services to over 5,000 clients in more than 100 countries.

For further information on Omnicom and its brands, please visit www.omnicomgroup.com.

Press Contact:
Christie Giera
Director of Agency Communications, DDB North America
Email: Christie.giera@ddb.com


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