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Matt Adams

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CEO, Global - Stagwell Media Platform at Stagwell
📍 United Kingdom

Matt Adams is the Global CEO of Stagwell Media Platform and Global COO of Assembly, with deep expertise in executing change management and delivering growth for digital-first agencies. He attended The Wharton School for Global Strategic Leadership. Colleagues and clients describe him as smart, progressive, diligent, professional, and driven.

He has a strong focus on building and empowering high-performing teams to succeed within private equity-invested, publicly listed, and privately owned organizations.

Unique fact: At his previous role at Brainlabs, he grew the agency from 120 to over 1000 employees in less than three years.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
CEO, Global - Stagwell Media Platform
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United Kingdom
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Agency Growth
He has a proven track record of scaling agencies, including growing a previous company from 120 to over 1000 people and delivering above-target growth.
Global Operations
His current roles as Global CEO and Global COO, along with previous experience managing teams across North America, LATAM, APAC, and Europe, highlight his focus on global business.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
CEO, Global - Stagwell Media Platform
Stagwell
2-2025
Global Chief Operating Officer
Assembly Global
3-2023 - 2-2025
CEO, Europe
Assembly Global
3-2023
Advisor
Kaizan
3-2020 - 3-2023
Global Chief Operating Officer
Brainlabs
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Media appearances

Stagwell launches centralized media team led by Matt Adams. Featured in MMM Online
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Matt Adams Elevated to Global Chief Operating Officer. Featured in Assembly Global
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Education
2015 - 2015
Global Strategic Leadership
The Wharton School
1996 - 2000
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Bournemouth University
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