NFO Worldwide Names James Wagner Sr. Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
24 October 2000
NFO Worldwide Names James Wagner Sr. Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
GREENWICH, Conn.--Oct. 24, 2000--NFO Worldwide, Inc., a member of The Interpublic Group of Companies , today announced that James Wagner will join the Company as Senior Vice-President, Chief Financial Officer. In his new role, Mr. Wagner will be responsible for NFO's worldwide financial functions, including financial reporting, treasury and facilities management. Mr. Wagner will become a member of the NFO Executive Committee, and will report to Patrick Healy, NFO's Vice-Chairman.Mr. Wagner, 43, joins NFO from the Allied Communications Group of The Interpublic Group, where he was Executive Vice President. He has extensive financial experience, serving in various capacities with the Interpublic Group for the past 13 years. Mr. Wagner began his career with IPG as Director of Financial Reporting in 1987, and subsequently held positions as Director of Financial Analysis and Acquisitions, Senior Vice President of Finance for IPG's McCann-Erickson Worldwide, and Executive Vice President of IPR, IPG's holding company of public relations companies. Prior to IPG, Wagner was with KPMG, the international accounting firm, and Dean Witter Financial Services Group.
Patrick Healy stated, "I am pleased that Jim has agreed to join NFO's senior management team. He has extensive experience with the various facets of the Interpublic organization, and has intimate knowledge of IPG's financial systems and procedures as well as its operational capabilities. This experience, together with his fine financial acumen, will be invaluable to us as we continue to become a more integrated part of the Interpublic family of companies."
William Lipner, Chairman and CEO of NFO, said, "Jim will make a great addition to NFO as we are now moving to our next level of development, driving the top line in partnership with the great market opportunities we have with IPG and, at the same time, focusing on operational efficiencies. Jim is a welcome addition to our executive team as we take NFO to this next stage of growth and profitability."
"I am pleased to join NFO Worldwide, especially at this exciting time in the Company's history," said Mr. Wagner. "There are tremendous opportunities for continued growth at NFO, and I am hopeful that my experience at Interpublic will enable us to accelerate that even further. I have been very impressed so far with the commitment to success and teamwork that I've seen at NFO, and I am looking forward to the opportunity to becoming a valued member of the management team."
Mr. Wagner resides in North Merrick, N.Y., together with his wife, Kathleen, and two children.
NFO Worldwide is a leading provider of research-based marketing information and counsel to the worldwide business community. With more than 15,000 full and part-time employees and operations in 38 countries, NFO provides clients with trusted insight into the behavior, attitudes and opinions of customers around the globe. NFO is the largest custom marketing research firm in North America and is among the top three in the world, serving 4,000 clients in key sectors such as consumer packaged goods, healthcare, financial services, high-tech/telecommunications, travel & leisure, automotive, business-to-business and e-commerce. Together with its affiliated companies, NFO is the world's largest provider of Internet-based custom marketing research. Visit NFO Worldwide on the Web at http://www.nfow.com