George Manas

George Manas is the President and Chief Media Officer at OMD Worldwide. George has over fifteen years of experience in the media and marketing industry, with a focus on performance marketing and customer acquisition.

George Manas began their career in 2006 as a marketing and sales consultant for US Metro Coach. In 2009, they joined Consumer Reports as the Head of Marketing and Sales. George was responsible for growing the company's customer base and increasing revenue. In 2010, they joined Ogilvy as the Head of Client Leadership and Performance Marketing. George helped grow the company's performance marketing capabilities and led several successful campaigns for major clients.

In 2017, Manas was appointed as the Digital Center of Excellence for Omnicom Media Group. In this role, they were responsible for driving capability development and innovation in programmatic, social, search, commerce and voice for Omnicom Media Group agencies in the United States. George successfully grew the company's revenues by 25% year over year. In 2019, they were promoted to President of OMD USA and Chief Media Officer. In this role, they are responsible for leading the company's performance marketing arm and expanding its capabilities into e-commerce and assistive channels like Voice.

George Manas has a Master of Arts from Columbia University in the field of relationship between novels and the rise of modern industrial realities (late 19th & early 20th C.), a Bachelor of Arts from New York University in English & American Literature & George'story, and an Advanced Management Program from Babson College.

They are on a team with Shreya Kushari - Chief Client Officer, USA, Scott Downs - COO North America. Their manager is Christina Hanson, Chief Executive Officer, USA.