Group Press Releases
Aegis Appoints First Global President of Aegis' Interactive Business
11 September 2003
Aegis Group plc (“Aegis”) – the media communications and market research group – announced today the appointment of Nigel Morris as President of its interactive division. The operation extends to 22 countries and is the world’s third largest interactive media network. Nigel remains Vice President of Carat International and will divide his time equally between the two roles. His appointment reflects the growing importance of interactive media to the Aegis Group’s revenues and the growing trend towards international mandates.
Nigel has been tasked to develop the interactive business into a truly cohesive global network with common products, systems and practices and to support Carat’s and Vizeum’s clients in the interactive space.
Doug Flynn, CEO of Aegis Group, said:
“Nigel’s experience in servicing international clients combined with his interactive expertise makes him ideal for this role. The interactive advertising and marketing industry has been showing signs of returning vigour and I am confident that Nigel will act as the catalyst that will drive interactive into becoming a significant part of Aegis’ media business.
Nigel Morris said:
“I am passionate about the power of digital media to connect brands with consumers and I am committed to achieving truly integrated communication across all connection points. With the strong interactive capabilities in all our key markets and the powerful resources of Aegis Media behind me I am confident that I can deliver success to our clients and to the Group.
For further information contact:
Richard Walters
Aegis Group plc
+44 (0) 20 7070 7700
Charles Palmer
Financial Dynamics
+44 (0) 20 7831 3113
Nigel Morris
Carat Interactive
+44 (0) 20 7405 1050
About Nigel Morris
Following an early career in fashion and corporate identity, Nigel joined the Aegis Group in 1992 as Marketing Director of BBJ. As Vice President of Carat International since 1999 he has had responsibility for some of the Group’s key global clients, Interactive International, Global Business Development and Marketing. He has been involved in the Group’s development of its interactive strategy since 1994 and has chaired the Global Interactive management forum for the last 3 years. He was a founder member of the Digital Marketing Group in the UK and recently was invited by Microsoft to share a speaker platform with Bill Gates on Connecting With Consumers in the Digital Decade.
About Aegis Media’s interactive division
Aegis’ digital marketing agency is committed to growing its clients' businesses by creating more profitable and enduring relationships with their customers across all interactive platforms. It is one of the world's largest interactive agencies with more than twenty offices around the globe. Clients include Vodafone, Renault, Philips, Pfizer, BMW and Palm, among others.
About Aegis Group plc
Aegis Group plc is the holding company for Aegis Media - which includes Carat, Vizeum, & Posterscope - and Aegis Research, its market research business. These two operating groups provide clients with a range of services across, media communication services, marketing consultancy and market research. Listed on the London Stock Exchange it operates in over 60 countries. More information is available at www.aegisplc.com.
