The North America CEO of media company dentsu X, Leah Meranus, has left the corporate, ADWEEK has realized.
Meranus was appointed to the position in January of 2023, promoted from her earlier publish as U.S. chief media officer at dentsu X. She was tasked with establishing deeper business partnerships and rising the dentsu-owned company’s enterprise.
She knowledgeable some colleagues she was leaving the corporate final week, in accordance with a supply with a excessive stage of information of dentsu’s actions.
The company confirmed the information in a press release shared with ADWEEK, writing: “We thank Leah for her contributions and management throughout her time with dentsu X North America and need her a lot private success.”
Chief media officer Bruce Williams has changed Meranus in an interim capability, overseeing dentsu X North America “to make sure stability, continuity, and progress throughout this transition,” the corporate stated. He’s reporting into Will Swayne, dentsu’s world follow president for media and U.S. media lead.
Meranus has spent 20 years within the advert business, and has held management positions at businesses together with 360i, Initiative, Mediacom, and PHD.
Her departure comes lower than three months after the exit of dentsu Americas Media CEO Sean Reardon, who helmed the follow for 2 and a half years. Dentsu X, iProspect, and Carat are the core businesses below the dentsu Americas Media umbrella.
