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DDB Chicago has named JWT veteran Jack Perone its new chief strategy officer.

The move comes as the agency’s current strategy lead, John Kottman, heads to New York as director of strategy for DDB’s North America operations. Mr. Kottman joined DDB Chicago in 2011.

The hire now completes the C-suite for Chicago outpost of DDB, which handles McDonald’s and Mars Inc., among other brands, under Paul Gunning. Mr. Gunning was named CEO of the agency in July 2013 after Peter McGuinness left to lead Chobani’s marketing. John Maxham was named chief creative officer in January, succeeding Ewan Paterson. Mr. Gunning also recruited Jamie McGarry to run new business earlier this summer.

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