奥美（Ogilvy）全球首席执行官苏腾峰（John Seifert）今天在一份全体员工信件中宣布，他本人将于2021年正式卸任公司CEO一职，开始退休生活。

苏腾峰在WPP达邦集团效力了整整41年，并在2016年获得晋升，接替杨名皓（Miles Young）成为奥美全球首席执行官和董事长。他在初掌舵奥美集团时曾表示，他将会专注于发扬奥美独特的传统和文化。

STATEMENT FROM JOHN SEIFERT
Chief Executive, Worldwid
The Ogilvy Group

In June I will have served Ogilvy for 41 years, the past five as worldwide CEO.

I have worked closely with Mark Read, Chief Executive of WPP, since his appointment in 2018 on leadership development and succession planning across The Ogilvy Group, and that includes me as well.

Mark and I have each embarked on ambitious journeys of business and brand transformation for the companies we lead, and nothing is more important to both of us than recruiting and developing top talent.

Earlier this year, Mark and I agreed that we should begin the process of searching for my eventual successor, knowing that this process takes time and thoughtful engagement with potential candidates internally and externally.

In a moment like this, I am more committed than ever to our people, our clients, and the Ogilvy brand. I will continue to lead Ogilvy with all my strength until a successor is appointed and a leadership transition is completed sometime in 2021.

It’s been an extraordinary privilege to serve Ogilvy since joining the company as a summer intern in 1979. I love this company with all my heart and will be forever supportive of its success.