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Mary Buenaventura

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Chief Executive Officer at Omnicom Media Group
📍 Philippines

Mary Buenaventura is the President and CEO of Omnicom Media Group Philippines, leading with a people-first philosophy built on resilience and integrity. Her career, which began after graduating from Boston University, includes pivotal leadership roles at Y&R Philippines, where she honed her expertise in integrated marketing and brand strategy before taking the helm at OMG.

Outside of her professional life, Mary is deeply motivated by her family. She describes her husband, Josh, and their son as the primary drivers of her passion. She values traveling with them and champions kindness and dedication, principles instilled by her entrepreneurial mother. Her personal posts also reflect a foundation of faith and hope.

Interesting fact: Marys initial interest in advertising was sparked at a young age through her familys ownership of supermarket chains in the Philippines.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Philippines
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People-First Leadership
Her leadership approach is consistently described as being people-first, focusing on lifting others, building trust, and creating future leaders within her organization.
Data-Led Integration
She is driving her teams to embed a data-led approach across the entire workflow, from insights and briefing to execution and measurement, ensuring impactful campaigns.
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Career

Work history

5-2015
Chief Executive Officer
Omnicom Media Group
1-2014 - 4-2015
President/CEO
Y&R Philippines
1-2003 - 12-2013
Chief Operating Officer
Y&R Philippines
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Meet the CEOs: Omnicom Media Group Philippines' Mary Buenaventura. Featured in Marketing Interactive
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Omnicom Media Group taps Y&R's Mary Buenaventura as Philippines CEO. Featured in The Drum
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Education
1993 - 1997
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Boston University
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