MUMBAI: Nick Emery will be taking over as Mindshare Worldwide CEO, overseeing operations across 112 countries including India.

Emery succeeds Domonic Proctor who has been elevated to the new position of GroupM president.

Emery currently leads Worldwide strategy, client service and product development for Mindshare and is also the chief strategy officer for GroupM worldwide.

Mindshare has over 5,000 employees and billings in excess of $27.8 billion.

Emery and Proctor have been partners since working together to establish Mindshare as a global network in 1997.Emery will now focus solely on Mindshare and its clients.

The focus of the company will remain on innovation, data and technology, preserving Mindshare‘s global network.

The announcement was made by GroupM Global CEO Irwin Gotlieb who has been promoted to the position of GroupM chairman. Proctor will continue to report to Gotlieb.

On his new role Emery said, "I‘m delighted to be taking on this role at this exciting time in the agency‘s evolution. Mindshare‘s agenda continues to focus on innovation, technology and added value to our clients and we want to build on the successes of recent years. The success of Mindshare has always been built upon our network, teamwork and willingness to embrace change. We will continue to increase investment in a diverse and talented team across a global network that is second to none. We have created an organisation with strong management and our work has been recognized with a string of prestigious awards during the last 12 months. We‘re confident that our clients and staff will prosper as a consequence of these changes - our rate of growth and the complexity of our business require that we constantly evolve."

Proctor added, "I am delighted that Nick has agreed to take over. Nobody has done more than him to help build Mindshare and I know that the agency will go from strength to strength under his leadership."