Rob Norman

Rob Norman
CEO GroupM Interaction Worldwide

Rob Norman is a member of the GroupM Global Executive Committee and is CEO of GroupM Interaction Worldwide. GroupM is the world's largest buyer of advertising media with billings of US$ 80 billion (RECMA).

Rob's principle tasks are developing the interaction organization within GroupM, developing positioning and thought leadership and leading the interaction contribution to business development.

Rob is a frequent keynote speaker at industry events and writer in its publications and was named a Media Maven by Advertising Age in 2007. Rob sits on the advisory board of WPP Digital, the venture arm of WPP and is a member of the boards of Wild Tangent the online gaming a network and of digital design agency Schematic as well as the 4A's and the Search Engine Marketing Professionals Organization. Prior to moving to the USA in January 2005 Rob was Chairman of the Mediaedge:cia Group in the UK, also a unit of GroupM.

He joined the Group in 2001 as a result of WPP's acquisition of Tempus Group of which he was a board member and leader of the digital competence that he started in 1994.

Rob lives in Brooklyn and is widely believed to be the only Englishman with a working knowledge of the infield fly rule. He is a fan of the New York Mets, the New York Jets, Tottenham Hotspur and Warren Buffett. His blog can be found at robnorman.wordpress.com.

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