Tamara Ingram
| Tamara Ingram OBE | |
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| Born |
Tamara Ingram 1 October 1960 London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education |
Queen's College, London University of East Anglia |
| Occupation | Advertising & Marketing |
| Known for |
WPP Group Grey Global Group Kantar Group McCann Erickson Saatchi & Saatchi |
Tamara Ingram OBE (born 1 October 1960) is a British businesswoman working in the marketing and advertising industries. She is currently worldwide chief executive officer of the J Walter Thompson Company, part of the WPP group.
Ingram was born in London to John Michael Ingram, an influential British fashion designer, and Sonia Leila Ingram, a psychotherapist. She attended Queen's College, London, and subsequently the University of East Anglia, graduating with an honours degree in English and American Studies in 1982.
Ingram joined Saatchi & Saatchi in 1985, where she remained for 16 years, becoming CEO in 1995 and executive chairman in 1999. Under her leadership, Saatchi & Saatchi became one of the most-awarded advertising agencies, including being named Cannes Agency of the Year.
In 2001 Ingram left Saatchi & Saatchi to join McCann Erickson as chairman and chief executive officer. She then joined Kantar as president of three of their marketing firms: Added Value, The Henley Centre & Fusion5.
In 2005 WPP acquired the Grey Global Group, bringing a large amount of Procter & Gamble’s business into the groups remit. Due to her strong relationship with P&G, Ingram joined Grey London as Group CEO, subsequently taking on the dual roles of president and CEO of Team P+G, a position which sees her responsible for the Procter and Gamble relationship throughout the WPP Group.
Commenting on Ingram’s tenure as president and CEO of Team P+G Jim Heekin, Grey's global CEO, said that “under Tam's leadership, the past eight years have been some of the most creative, productive and dynamic of our nearly 60-year partnership with P&G”.
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