Jerry Buhlmann

Jerry Buhlmann (born 26 November 1959) was the chief executive officer of Dentsu Aegis Network.[1] Buhlmann is Senior Independent Director at Inchcape PLC[2] and Non-Executive Chairman of global digital marketing agency, Croud Limited.

Early life

Jerry Buhlmann was born in London on 26 November 1959.

Career

Buhlmann started his career in advertising in the 1980s at Young & Rubicam and WCRS. In 1989, he was one of three founders of BBJ, a specialist media agency in the UK,[3] building the business until it was acquired by Aegis Group PLC in 1999. From 2000, Jerry held a number of senior positions within Aegis Group PLC until 2010 when he was appointed Chief Executive. Following the merger of Aegis Group PLC with Dentsu Inc. in 2013, Jerry was appointed CEO of Dentsu Aegis Network. Jerry stepped down from the position of Chief Executive at the end of 2018 after various Aegis criminal court cases[4] and scandals[5]

Buhlmann currently holds the following positions:

Non-executive Director, then Senior Independent Director for Inchcape PLC (since 2017).[6]

Senior Advisor to management consultants OC&C (since March 2019).[7]

Chairman of Croud Limited – a private equity funded digital marketing agency (since January 2020).[8]

Board Director of Tulchan Limited – a leading financial PR agency based in London (since October 2020).[9]

Chairman of Hybrid – a digital higher education marketing specialist (since June 2021).[10]

Non-executive Chairman of Dept – an international digital agency (since April 2022).[11]

Personal life

Buhlmann lives between London and Surrey and has three children.

References
  1. "Jerry Buhlmann to step down from Dentsu Aegis Network". Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  2. "Home". Inchcape Corporate Website. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  3. ltd, company check. "BBJ MEDIA SERVICES EMPLOYEE SHARE OWNERSHIP TRUSTEE LIMITED. Free business summary taken from official companies house information. Free alerts. Registered as 02925298". Company Check. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  4. "Mediaeinkauf: Turbulente Prozesswoche um Aegis Media und Aleksander Ruzicka - Communication - News - absatzwirtschaft.de". printarchiv.absatzwirtschaft.de. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  5. "Another scandal at Aegis leaves Jerry Buhlmann looking like Mole Whacker". Stuart Smith's Blog. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  6. www.ETBrandEquity.com. "Dept appoints Jerry Buhlmann as non-executive chairman - ET BrandEquity". ETBrandEquity.com. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  7. "Former Dentsu Aegis CEO Jerry Buhlmann Joins Digital Agency Croud as Non-Exec Chairman". AiThority. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  8. Staff (4 February 2020). "Former Aegis boss Jerry Buhlmann surfaces at Croud - More About Advertising". www.moreaboutadvertising.com. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  9. "Tulchan Communications has appointed Jerry Buhlmann as a Non-Executive Director of Tulchan Communications Group Ltd with effect from the 1st October 2020 – News". Tulchan. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  10. "Hybrid: Creating a platform to grow". LDC. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  11. Hall, Emma (7 April 2022). "Jerry Buhlmann joins digital agency Dept as non exec chair - More About Advertising". www.moreaboutadvertising.com. Retrieved 11 April 2022.


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