Miles Young
| Miles Young | |
|---|---|
| Born | UK |
| Residence | Oxford |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Warden of New College, Oxford |
Peter Miles Young (born June 1954) is the Warden of New College, Oxford.[1] Until September 2016 he was worldwide Chairman and CEO of the international advertising, marketing and public relations agency Ogilvy & Mather.He retains a non-executive role with the firm.[2] Young's career in advertising has spanned Lintas, Allen Brady & Marsh and Ogilvy & Mather, which he joined in 1982.
Biography
Young was educated at Bedford School and at New College, Oxford, where he gained a first class degree in Modern History. In 1990 he was appointed as Managing Director of Ogilvy & Mather Direct in London. Between 1990 and 1995 he was Regional Director of Ogilvy & Mather Direct Europe. Between 1994 and 1995 he had additional responsibility for running the IBM account in Europe.
In 1995 Young was appointed Chairman of Asia Pacific at Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide. He was CEO of Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide from 2008, and CEO of the Ogilvy Group from 2009. He was Chairman of the Board and Director of Ogilvy & Mather SAS from 2012.
Young is a co-founder of the Ogilvy-Tsinghua Programme for Public Branding, a joint venture with Tsinghua University, Beijing, and is a member of the Advisory Board of Tsinghua University. He is a visiting Professor of Xiamen University and of the Wanli Ningbo University. He succeeded Sir Curtis Price as the Warden of New College, Oxford in September 2016
References
- ↑ "New College, Oxford: Appointment of Next Warden". Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ↑ "Ogilvy & Mather's John Seifert Succeeds Miles Young as Worldwide CEO". Retrieved 13 September 2016.
http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/public/Appointments/article1226823.ece
http://www.ogilvy.com/About/Ogilvy-and-Mather-Board/Miles-Young.aspx