Andrew Bonzani Joins from IBM as Nick Camera Retires
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 26, 2012--
Interpublic
Group (NYSE: IPG) today announced that Andrew Bonzani, 48 years old,
has joined the company as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary. Mr. Bonzani assumes his duties as of April 1 and will report
to Michael Roth, IPG’s Chairman and CEO. Bonzani will succeed Nick
Camera, who is retiring after nearly 20 years with the company.
Bonzani was most recently Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and
Secretary at IBM. He had been with IBM since 1993 in a number of roles
within the company’s legal department. Bonzani began his career as an
Associate with Wilkie Farr & Gallagher in New York after graduating from
St. John’s University School of Law, where he served on the Law Review,
and from Binghamton University.
Mr. Camera had been Interpublic’s Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary since joining in 1993 from Avon Products Inc., where he
had served as Assistant General Counsel for a decade. Prior to that,
Camera was a General Attorney with Phelps Dodge Corporation from 1978
until 1982. He began his career as an Associate with the law firm of
Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston.
“Nick Camera has been a key part of IPG’s management team for nearly two
decades and we will miss him. Nick has done an outstanding job at
leading our legal team and advising our Board of Directors on legal
matters. He’s not only a great asset to the company, but a good friend
to many of us as well. We wish him all the best in his retirement,” said
Michael Roth, Chairman and CEO, Interpublic Group. “Going forward, we
couldn’t have asked for a better successor to Nick than Andrew Bonzani.
Andrew has a broad range of legal and corporate management experience
that will doubtless serve us well. Our business is in the midst of great
change and as we keep pace by evolving our business model, Andrew can
play an important part in that process. We are very glad to welcome him
aboard,” added Mr. Roth.
About Interpublic
Interpublic is one of the world's leading organizations of advertising
agencies and marketing services companies. Major global brands include
Draftfcb, FutureBrand, GolinHarris International, HUGE, Initiative, Jack
Morton Worldwide, Lowe and Partners, MAGNAGLOBAL, McCann Erickson,
Momentum, MRM Worldwide, Octagon, R/GA, UM and Weber Shandwick. Leading
domestic brands include Campbell Ewald; Campbell Mithun; Carmichael
Lynch; Deutsch, a Lowe and Partners Company; Gotham Inc.; Hill Holliday;
ID Media; Mullen and The Martin Agency. For more information, please
visit www.interpublic.com.
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