Charles E. "Chuck" Brymer | |
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| Born | July 30, 1959 (age 65) |
| Occupation(s) | Advertising and branding executive Author |
| Known for | Chairman, DDB Worldwide |
Charles E. "Chuck" Brymer (born July 30, 1959) is an American businessman, marketing strategist, author, and former President and CEO of DDB Worldwide, an advertising agency. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Chuck Brymer was born in Louisville, Kentucky the third of four children of Natalie and Robert L. Brymer, then a senior advertising executive at McCann Erikson. [3] [6] He graduated from the University of Kentucky's College of Communications & Information with a Bachelor of Arts in communications in 1981. [5]
Brymer worked at various television stations and ad agencies during college. In 1982, he opened and ran BBDO's Houston office at age 24. [3] [4] [6] [7] During his tenure at BBDO, Brymer worked on the company's Chrysler account. [3] [7] He left BBDO for Interbrand, a global branding consulting firm in 1985. In 1986, while at Interbrand, Chuck Brymer was named one of Fortune Magazine's People to Watch at age 27. [8]
At Interbrand, Brymer served as founding president of the British company's U.S. Division. [3] [4] [9] [10] He also worked closely with Interbrand founder and CEO John Murphy. Interbrand was purchased by Omnicom Group in 1993. [3] [4] [11] In 1994, Omnicom appointed Brymer president and CEO of Interbrand. [3] [4] [10] [11] During Brymer's tenure as CEO, Interbrand added multiple international offices. [10]
In 2006, at age 46, Brymer became president and CEO of Omnicom-owned DDB Worldwide, overseeing the company's 200 offices worldwide. [1] [2] [3] [4] He was replaced by Wendy Clark in 2018. [12]
Brymer also helped create Businessweek's "World's Most Valuable Brands" feature. [3] [9] [13] He has advised the U.S. State Department on the United States' international image. [5] [7]
Brymer is active in corporate governance. [14] [15] [16] He was appointed to the boards of Regal Entertainment Group and the Ad Council in 2007. [14] [15] Brymer also serves on the board of Chamber of Commerce of the United States. [16]
Brymer is the author of The Nature of Marketing: Marketing to the Swarm as Well as the Herd ( ISBN 0230203361). [17] He is also a co-author of The Economist's Brands and Branding ( ISBN 1576601471). [18] [19]
He is married to Tracy Brymer. He has four children.
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