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JOHN SEIFERT
Chairman, Global Brand Community

John joined Ogilvy Los Angeles in 1979 as a summer intern. Since then, he has grown through the account management ranks serving a diverse group of U.S. and worldwide clients in Los Angeles, Chicago, Bangkok, Singapore, and New York. After four and a half years on Mattel and Mattel Electronics in Los Angeles, John joined Ogilvy & Mather Chicago to run key divisions of the Sears retail business. In 1986, he began his international tour joining Ogilvy & Mather Thailand as General Manager. In 1988, John transferred to Ogilvy & Mather Singapore as Country Head responsible for Ogilvy's four communications disciplines-advertising, direct marketing, public relations, and sales promotion.

In 1992, he moved to New York to lead the American Express International business. In July 1997, he was made responsible for the account globally across all communications disciplines. In 2000, John led the Ogilvy team that pitched and won the BP business globally. He is also a member of the Ogilvy Worldwide Board of Directors.