Charles E. "Chuck" Brymer
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Born
| July 30, 1959
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1959-07-30
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(age
64)
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Nationality
| American
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Occupation(s)
| Advertising and branding executive
Author
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Known for
| Chairman,
DDB Worldwide
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Charles E. "Chuck" Brymer
(born July 30, 1959) is an American businessman, marketing strategist, author, and former President and CEO of
DDB Worldwide
, an advertising agency.
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Early years
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Chuck Brymer was born in
Louisville, Kentucky
the third of four children of Natalie and Robert L. Brymer, then a senior advertising executive at
McCann Erikson
.
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He graduated from the
University of Kentucky
's
College of Communications & Information
with a
Bachelor of Arts
in communications in 1981.
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Career
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Brymer worked at various television stations and ad agencies during college. In 1982, he opened and ran
BBDO
's
Houston
office at age 24.
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During his tenure at
BBDO
, Brymer worked on the company's
Chrysler
account.
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He left BBDO for Interbrand, a global branding consulting firm in 1985. In 1986, while at Interbrand, Chuck Brymer was named one of
Fortune Magazine
's People to Watch at age 27.
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At Interbrand, Brymer served as founding president of the British company's U.S. Division.
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He also worked closely with Interbrand founder and CEO
John Murphy
. Interbrand was purchased by
Omnicom Group
in 1993.
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In 1994, Omnicom appointed Brymer president and CEO of Interbrand.
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During Brymer's tenure as CEO, Interbrand added multiple international offices.
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In 2006, at age 46, Brymer became president and CEO of
Omnicom
-owned
DDB Worldwide
, overseeing the company's 200 offices worldwide.
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He was replaced by Wendy Clark in 2018.
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Brymer also helped create
Businessweek
's "World's Most Valuable Brands" feature.
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He has advised the
U.S. State Department
on the United States' international image.
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Brymer is active in corporate governance.
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He was appointed to the boards of
Regal Entertainment Group
and the
Ad Council
in 2007.
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Brymer also serves on the board of
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
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Author
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Brymer is the author of
The Nature of Marketing: Marketing to the Swarm as Well as the Herd
(
ISBN
0230203361
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He is also a co-author of
The Economist
's
Brands and Branding
(
ISBN
1576601471
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Personal life
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He is married to Tracy Brymer. He has four children.
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