Daryl Simm
Since November 2021, Mr. Simm has been the President and Chief Operating Officer of Omnicom Group, Inc. (NYSE: OMC). From February 1998 to November 2021, Mr. Simm was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Omnicom Media Group, a division of Omnicom Group, Inc.
Mr. Simm leads one of the industry’s largest media planning and buying groups representing blue-chip global advertisers that connect their brands to consumers through entertainment content. The agencies he leads routinely receive accolades as the most effective and creative in their field and he has been recognized as one of the “100 most influential leaders in marketing, media and tech.” Earlier in his career, Mr. Simm ran P&G Productions, a prolific producer of television programming, where he was involved in large co-production ventures and international content distribution. Mr. Simm was also the top media executive at Procter & Gamble, the world’s largest advertiser and a pioneer in the use of branded entertainment content.
Mr. Simm has been a director of Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) since September 2004.
Mr. Simm is the Chair of Lionsgate Studios’ Compensation Committee.