VMLY&R

VMLY&R, now known as VML, after the merger of VMLY&R and Wunderman Thompson in October of 2023, was an American marketing and communications company specializing in advertising, digital and social media, sales promotion, direct marketing and brand identity consulting, formed from the merger of VML, founded in 1992, and Y&R (Young & Rubicam), founded in 1923. It was a subsidiary of WPP plc multinational advertising and public relations holding company.

Before the merger with Wunderman Thompson, VMLY&R employed more than 13,000 employees in 80-plus offices worldwide with principal offices in Kansas City, New York, London, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney.

In October 2018, the Sudler network combined with VMLY&R, creating VMLY&R Health. In early 2020, Medical, Marketing and Media (MM&M) magazine ranked VMLY&R as No. 18 for North American revenue of healthcare marketing agencies.

Just prior to the last merge, Jon Cook was CEO, Eric Campbell was global president, Debbi Vandeven was Global Chief Creative Officer, and Beth Wade was Global Chief Marketing Officer of VMLY&R.

On 17th October 2023, WPP announced the merger of Wunderman Thompson and VMLY&R into a new agency VML. Provided by Wikipedia