Nick Priday was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Dentsu Aegis Network following Dentsu’s acquisition of Aegis Group plc, listed on the London Stock Exchange, in 2013, where he had been Chief Financial Officer since 2009. Prior to that, he held a range of senior finance roles at Aegis since joining in 2003 and had previously worked for EY for seven years in its technology, media and entertainment practice. Priday was appointed as a Director and Executive Officer of Dentsu Group Inc. in March 2018 and becomes the first non-Japanese Chief Financial Officer of Dentsu Group Inc. in the history of the organization. As Chief Financial Officer, Dentsu Group Inc., Priday is responsible for global finance strategy and providing financial expertise to respective divisions. Soichi Takahashi becomes Chief Strategy Officer & Chief Integration Officer, Dentsu Group Inc.
Soichi Takahashi joined Dentsu Inc. in 1989 and has worked in both Japan and the United States while at Dentsu, including holding senior leadership positions in the TV Division, Sports Division and within Corporate Strategy. Takahashi was most recently appointed as Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Officer of Dentsu Group Inc. in January 2022. In his new role, Takahashi will oversee the development of the Group Integration strategy, driving function and business integration as well as being accountable for the Group long-term management strategy and management plan.
Miho Tanimoto becomes Chief HR Officer, Dentsu Group Inc.
Miho Tanimoto joins Dentsu Group Inc. as Chief HR Officer following her tenure as Head of HR for Google in Japan. Prior to Google, Miho held senior HR positions in General Electric in Japan and the US Global Headquarters, since 2000. She brings deep expertise in Business HR partnership and building leadership and culture. Her experience at GE includes the global head of GE’s Human Resource Leadership Program at the US HQ, developing future global HR leaders.
In her new role, Miho will be based in Tokyo partnering with the CEO and Leadership team to build a one global Dentsu organization. She will lead the global HR function to design and execute dentsu group people strategies. Dentsu has its focus to invest in human capital to shape the future, and the HR function will play a key role.
Miho is an active contributor in upskilling the Japan HR community and was awarded the 2021 Best HR Leadership Award by Nihon no Jinji-bu (the largest Japan HR association).
Jean Lin becomes Chief Culture Officer, Dentsu Group Inc.
Jean Lin’s career spans thirty years, having started as an account executive at Ogilvy Taiwan in 1987. She joined Isobar in 2004 following the acquisition of wwwins Consulting Greater China, a digital consulting firm she founded, eventually becoming Global CEO of Isobar in 2014. Since 2019, Lin held several senior executive positions at dentsu international including Global CEO CX and commerce, and Global CEO Creative. She became an Executive Officer of Dentsu Group Inc. in 2021 to develop the group’s business solution and accelerator for sustainability, Dentsu Good. In her new role as Chief Culture Officer, Dentsu Group Inc., Lin will be challenged to foster a culture that empowers teaming, innovation and sustainable growth, on the important core of people, diversity, and society.
Jeremy Miller becomes Chief Communications Officer, Dentsu Group Inc.
Jeremy Miller was appointed Global Chief Communications and Marketing Officer for dentsu International in September 2022. Prior to joining dentsu, for over 10 years, Miller served as Global Chief Marketing and Communications Officer McCann Worldgroup where he was responsible for reputation management for the legacy agency brand McCann and also for McCann Worldgroup, a multi-disciplinary organization that spans over 100 countries. Having started his career in communications in 1992, Miller worked for 15 years at TBWA Worldwide, rising from PR manager in 1996 to becoming Chief Communications Director for the global business. As Chief Communications Officer, Dentsu Group Inc., Jeremy will be responsible for formulating global communication strategy, driving employee engagement and the Group’s external reputation.
Dominic Shine becomes Chief Information Officer, Dentsu Group Inc.
Dominic Shine joined Dentsu international as Global Chief Technology Officer in 2017 with overall responsibility for technology and has overseen significant development of the group’s enterprise technology, security and digital platforms and products enabling business integration and growth. Over the past 30 years, he has led several, major technology-enabled transformation programmes for global organisations including News Corp, Reed Elsevier and JP Morgan. Shine also serves as Board Trustee of Media Trust which supports charities and underrepresented communities to build media skills by providing skills-based training, volunteer resources from across the media sector, and helps the media sector identify and hire diverse talent. In his new role, he will lead the technology function for the whole of the Dentsu Group.
Alison Zoellner becomes General Counsel, Dentsu Group Inc.
Alison Zoellner is the General Counsel for Dentsu Group Inc. and joined the business in 2020 as the General Counsel for the Americas region, most recently serving as Global General Counsel, dentsu international. She previously served as Vice President and General Counsel of Honeywell’s Advanced Materials business, a global business which manufactures a wide variety of high-performance products. Prior to this, Zoellner was Assistant General Counsel, Securities and Corporate Finance of Honeywell International Inc. She began her career at Sullivan & Cromwell before working for seventeen years in the legal department of The New York Times Company. In her role as General Counsel, Dentsu Group Inc., Zoellner will develop and implement the Group Legal and Compliance strategy as well as lead the Function to support business transformation.
Masaya Nakamura becomes Chief Integrated Solutions Officer, dentsu
Masaya Nakamura joined Dentsu Inc. in 1990 and has been involved in the global business operations ever since. He has held various senior roles working with major global clients in Account Management and Planning. Nakamura’s experience in localizing global brands and making international ideas relevant in local settings allows him to work seamlessly between people and cultures to create relevant brand communications. In January 2018, he was appointed Executive Officer of Dentsu Inc., responsible for growing the overseas business, and moved to Singapore to become Global & APAC Executive Client President, Dentsu Aegis Network. In September 2019, he was appointed CEO, Global Solutions, Dentsu International, a transformative role responsible for unlocking expertise and developing leading practices to drive global client excellence through integrated solutions, overseeing hubs in London, New York, Singapore, and Tokyo. He took on an additional role as the Group Solutions Officer at Dentsu Group Inc. in January 2022 to further accelerate this agenda at the group level. In this new role, Nakamura will be responsible for the development of integrated solutions and their effective and sustainable execution across markets.
Takeshi Sano becomes CEO, Business Transformation, dentsu
Takeshi Sano joined Dentsu Inc., in 1992, building his career within the Business Produce divisions in which he became Managing Director in 2017. In 2021, Sano was appointed Executive Officer of Dentsu Inc. In 2022, he was appointed Executive Officer in charge of Business Transformation (BX) services and Digital Transformation (DX) Consulting services and Growth Officer at Dentsu Japan Network, and Senior Executive Officer in charge of Business Produce divisions at Dentsu Inc. From 2023, he will be responsible for dentsu’s Business Transformation services globally.
Jacki Kelley becomes CEO, dentsu Americas & Chief Global Client Officer, dentsu
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