Slavi Samardzija is exiting Omnicom’s Media Group’s Annalect in September, with sources interpreting the CEO’s exit as indicative of pending changes within the holding company’s technology and analytics division.
Separate sources familiar with the developments, all of whom requested anonymity to maintain their relationships with the holding company, told Digiday that news of Samardzija’s exit first surfaced during the opening week of July. He will be replaced by Adam Gitlin, who has served as Annalect president under Samadzija since 2016.
An Omnicom Media Group spokesperson confirmed Samardzija’s departure from the holding company, although it remains unclear if the CEO’s exit was part of a broader restructuring. The spokesperson declined to say where Samadzija is going once his time at OMG is finished.
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