ipg-20201021

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 21, 2020

THE INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF COMPANIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	1-6686	13-1024020
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

909 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share	IPG	The New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers.

On October 21, 2020, The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (the “Company” or “IPG”) Board of Directors (the “Board”) announced that it has named Philippe Krakowsky as Chief Executive Officer of IPG and a member of the Board, effective January 1, 2021. Michael I. Roth, the current Chairman and Chief Executive Officer will remain in his current role until January 1, 2021, when he will become Executive Chairman of the Board. Mr. Krakowsky is currently the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of IPG, a position he has held since September 2019, and the Chairman of IPG Mediabrands, with direct oversight of several IPG companies. Mr. Krakowsky was hired in January 2002 as Senior Vice President, Director of Corporate Communications. He was elected to Executive Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Relations in December 2005, and to Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy and Talent Officer in February 2011. During his 18 years at IPG, Mr. Krakowsky has overseen communications, business development, strategy and talent functions, and he remains the Chief Strategy Officer for IPG. The Board believes that this experience, and Mr. Krakowsky’s leadership and perspective as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, have given and will provide him an intimate knowledge of the Company’s operations.

There are no family relationships between Mr. Krakowsky and any director or executive officer of the Company, and he has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

The Company will disclose any subsequent material arrangement or understanding in connection with Mr. Krakowsky’s appointment in an amendment to this Form 8–K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.


Exhibit No.			Description
Exhibit 99.1			Press Release dated October 21, 2020, issued by the Company.
Exhibit 104			Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document (included as Exhibit 101).

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


			THE INTERPUBLIC GROUP OF COMPANIES, INC.
Date: October 22, 2020			By: /s/ Andrew Bonzani
			Name: Andrew Bonzani Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary