Ogilvy appoints James Murphy as UK Group CEO

Both Ogilvy UK and NCA will come under the leadership of James Murphy as CEO of Ogilvy Group UK

by e4m Desk
Published: Sep 11, 2024 11:49 AM | 2 min read

James Murphy has been appointed as CEO of Ogilvy Group UK. This move comes after the company announced the acquisition of New Commercial Arts (NCA), a leading independent creative and customer experience agency.

Ogilvy acquired independent agency New Commercial Arts and appointed its co-founder James Murphy as UK group CEO.

Both Ogilvy UK and NCA will come under the leadership of James Murphy as CEO of Ogilvy Group UK. This marks a return to Ogilvy for Murphy who began his career as a graduate trainee with the agency.

Fiona Gordon, who has led a resurgence for Ogilvy in the UK as CEO since 2021, has been promoted to Global CEO of Advertising at Ogilvy. In this new role Gordon will report to Ogilvy Global CEO Devika Bulchandani, working closely with Global Chief Creative Officer Liz Taylor and Ogilvy’s Worldwide Creative Council.

James Murphy, co-founder and CEO of NCA and incoming CEO of Ogilvy Group UK, said: “Ogilvy is rightly recognised as the world’s pre-eminent creative network, and to be joining with the remit to unlock our collective potential in the UK market is irresistible. For our team and our clients this will be a game-changer in what we can bring to their careers and their brands. Plugging into Ogilvy and WPP’s network will give us access to data and AI tools at scale through WPP Open and to a broad set of Ogilvy capabilities that were simply out of our reach as an independent – from influencer marketing, PR, CRM, commerce and service design to business transformation and brand innovation through Ogilvy Consulting.”