Stagwell Chairman and CEO Mark Penn unveiled survey of 100 CEOs on stage at The Wall Street Journal’s 2025 CEO Council Summit

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW), the challenger network built to transform marketing, unveiled the results of a survey of 100 American CEOs to gauge sentiment on business priorities, economic outlook, and views of AI advancements heading into 2026. The study, conducted by Stagwell’s National Research Group (NRG), provides guidance on how CEOs are anticipating business, economic and political shifts leading into the new year.

Key findings from the study include:

• CEOs support AI as a transformative force: Nearly all CEOs (85%) see AI as entering a healthy growth phase rather than a bubble, with generative AI viewed as the most transformative technology of 2026. 78% of CEOs maintain they are bullish on AI’s impact on workplace efficiency and innovation.
• CEOs predict economic unease, but maintain measured confidence: While 62% of CEOs believe the U.S. is on the wrong track, nearly three in four (74%) express confidence in the resilience of the U.S. economy heading into 2026.
• Inflation, debt, and jobs dominate CEO agendas: Financial stability is the top policy focus for 2026, with managing inflation (61%), reducing debt (47%), and job creation (33%) marked as top policy priorities.
• Policy and political concerns weigh on CEO confidence: Regulatory and policy shifts (66%) and trade restrictions (60%), are expected to have the greatest impact on business. Nearly half (46%) are pessimistic about political leaders’ stability and predictability.

For the full results, visit stagwellglobal.com.

Methodology
The findings are drawn from research conducted by Stagwell’s National Research Group (NRG) with 100 U.S.-based CEOs leading organizations with 10,000 or more employees. The sample reflects a mix of CEO tenures, cross-industry representation, and B2B and B2C companies. The survey was fielded online between October 21 and November 10, 2025.

About Stagwell 
Stagwell is the challenger holding company built to transform marketing. We deliver scaled creative performance for the world’s most ambitious brands, connecting culture-moving creativity with leading-edge technology to harmonize the art and science of marketing. Led by entrepreneurs, our specialists in 45+ countries are unified under a single purpose: to drive effectiveness and improve business results for our clients. Join us at www.stagwellglobal.com.

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62% OF VOTERS SAY REPUBLICANS WON THE SHUTDOWN FIGHT, AND 68% APPROVE OF THE DEAL THAT ENDED IT

55% TRUST TRUMP AND THE GOP TO MANAGE THE ECONOMY, 10 POINTS AHEAD OF THE DEMOCRATS, YET MOST VOTERS THINK TRUMP IS LOSING THE BATTLE ON INFLATION

59% SAY INFLATION AND COST OF LIVING MATTERS MOST TO THEM WHEN THINKING ABOUT THE ECONOMY

MOST VOTERS MISINFORMED ON THE ECONOMY WITH MAJORITY SAYING ECONOMY IS SHRINKING AND 71% OVERESTIMATING INFLATION

72% OF VOTERS SUPPORT THE GRANTING OF H1-B VISAS

85% SUPPORT THE REMOVAL OF MADURO FROM VENEZUELAN OFFICE

78% SUPPORT TRUMP’S 21-POINT PEACE PLAN FOR ISRAEL-GAZA, BUT 68% WORRY HAMAS IS NOW REARMING

64% OF VOTERS SAY UKRAINE SHOULD RECEIVE DIRECT SECURITY GUARANTEES FROM THE U.S. IF IT MAKES TERRITORIAL CONCERSSIONS

NEW YORK and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW) today released the results of the December Harvard CAPS / Harris poll, a monthly collaboration between the Center for American Political Studies at Harvard (CAPS) and the Harris Poll and HarrisX.

President Donald Trump’s approval rating is at 47%, up 3 points from November. The bump is reflected across each policy issue. Trump’s job approval is highest on fighting crime in U.S. cities (51%) and returning America to its values (50%), and lowest on handling inflation (40%) and tariffs and trade policy (42%). This month’s poll also covered public opinion on the government shutdown, economy, H1-B visas, drug boat strikes, Israel-Hamas conflict, war in Ukraine, and Venezuela. Download the key results here.

“This poll is a clear bounce back from the government shutdown when attitudes of the American public were really going off of a cliff,” said Mark Penn, Co-Director of the Harvard CAPS / Harris poll and Stagwell Chairman and CEO. “But the concern for inflation – and what’s perceived as the administration’s failure to deal with it – is the dominant thing weighing down the administration. The State of the Union will be an important opportunity for the President to address some of these issues.”

GENERAL ATTITUDES REVERSE TO PRE-SHUTDOWN LEVELS

• 39% of voters say the country is on the right track (+4 pts., November 2025).
• 47% of voters say the U.S. economy is strong (+4).
• The Republican Party approval rating is at 46% (+2), while the Democratic Party approval rating is at 41% (-2). Congressional approval is at 35% (+8).
• 47% of voters say inflation or affordability is the most important issue to them personally, including a majority across political parties.
• Inflation and the economy remain the top two most important issues facing the country today, followed by healthcare.

MOST TRUMP POLICIES CONTINUE TO SEE MAJORITY SUPPORT

• Most of Trump’s policies continue to see majority support. His most popular policies are lowering prescription drug prices (86% support), deporting illegal immigrants who have committed crimes (80%), eliminating fraud in government expenditures (77%), and launching government website to buy discounted drugs directly from manufacturers (70%), with each receiving two-thirds support or more across political parties.
• Trump’s least popular policies include adding work requirements to Medicaid programs (43%), deploying the National Guard to American cities (51%), and tariffs (52%).
• 55% of voters say Trump’s policies will increase inflation (Democrats: 78%; Republicans: 30%; Independents: 59%).
• 43% of voters, a plurality, say Trump’s policies will make them financially worse off.

VOTERS VERY NEGATIVE ON SHUTDOWN, APPROVING OF COMPROMISE AND MORE NEGOTIATIONS THROUGH MODERATES IN THE FUTURE

• 62% of voters say Republicans won the government shutdown. Voters are split on which party caused the shutdown.
• 85% of voters say the shutdown hurt the U.S. economy.
• 46% of voters say the recent government shutdown affected them personally.
• 71% of voters say moderate Democrats made the right call to end the shutdown (Democrats: 59%; Republicans: 83%; Independents: 71%), and 68% of voters approve of the compromise that ended the shutdown.
• 77% of voters say leaders should negotiate more through moderates like those who backed the deal that ended the shutdown, including a majority across political parties.

DESPITE TRUSTING TRUMP AND GOP OVER DEMOCRATS TO HANDLE THE ECONOMY, MAJORITY STILL SEE TRUMP LOSING BATTLE AGAINST INFLATION

• 55% of voters say they trust the Trump administration and Republicans to manage the economy over Democrats in Congress (+6 pts., November 2025).
• 71% of voters say inflation is above 3% a year right now, including a majority across political parties, with the median estimate among both Democrats and Independents at 5% and 4% among Republicans.
• 57% of voters say Trump is losing the battle against inflation, and 56% say his tariff policies are harming the economy.
• 57% of voters say the economy is shrinking (-5; Democrats: 77%; Republicans: 31%; Independents: 64%).

VOTERS PERCEIVE THE LAST TIME THE ECONOMY WAS “GOOD” WAS PRE-PANDEMIC 2020

• 48% of voters, a strong plurality across political parties, say the economy was last “good” in 2020 before the pandemic.
• Price of groceries or household items is the top influence on voters’ views of the economy in the past three months (79%), followed by gas prices (55%) and personal financial situation (39%).
• 59% of voters say inflation or cost of living matters most to them when thinking about the state of the economy.
• 49% of voters say stories about the economy are negative (incl. the majority of Democrats and Independents), while 23% of voters say they are positive (incl. the plurality of Republicans).
• Voters are more likely to trust than distrust statements on the economy from government economic agencies and the Federal Reserve.
• After learning inflation has been below 3% since October 2023, 44% of voters, a plurality, say the new information improves their view on the economy, with 45% of voters saying they thought inflation was higher.

BROAD SUPPORT FOR H1-B VISAS

• 72% of voters support the granting of H-1B visas, including a strong majority across political parties.
• 54% of voters say H-1B visas do not cost Americans jobs (Democrats: 61%; Republicans: 45%; Independents: 56%).
• 64% of voters say H-1B visas help America become more innovative, including a majority across political parties.
• 61% of voters say there will always be a need for specialized talent from abroad, including a majority across political parties.

INCREASING SUPPORT FOR MADURO’S REMOVAL FROM OFFICE

• 64% of voters say Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro should be removed from office. When given context of Maduro’s election fraud and narco-terrorism indictment, 85% of voters say he should be removed, including a majority across political parties (+4).
• Among those who support Maduro’s removal, 76% say the U.S. should arrest Maduro and take him to the U.S. to face trial (+3).
• 54% of voters generally support Trump’s policy toward South and Latin America.
• 74% of voters say Maduro’s government is an enemy of the U.S., and 64% say it is an ally of China and Russia. 71% of voters believe it supports criminal cartels and illicit activities.

BROAD RECOGNITION FOR DRUG OVERDOSE AS A MAJOR PROBLEM, WITH TWO-THIRDS OF VOTERS IN SUPPORT OF U.S. DESTROYING DRUG BOATS

• 67% of voters say they support the US government destroying boats bringing drugs into the US from South America. 63% believe the boats are appropriately targeted for destruction.
• 65% of voters believe the Venezuelan government is participating in the drug trade, including a majority across political parties.
• 77% of voters say deaths from drug overdoses are a major problem, including a majority across political parties. 64% say drug-related deaths are deadlier than gun violence (Democrats: 50%; Republicans: 77%; Independents: 66%).
• 54% of voters say the U.S. military was wrong to launch the second missile that may have killed survivors, with voters split on whether this is a major incident or blown up for political purposes.

MAJORITY SUPPORT FOR TRUMP’S PEACE PLAN, BUT VOTERS WORRY HAMAS IS REARMING

• 70% of voters support Trump’s deal to secure the safe return of Israeli hostages and end hostilities in Gaza, including a majority across political parties and age groups.
• 68% of voters support Trump’s 21-point peace plan for Gaza. When given more details about the plan, 78% support it. 58% of voters say the peace plan played a large role in ending the war.
• 78% of voters say any deal should require Hamas to completely disarm and disband (+4). However, 68% of voters believe Hamas is rearming, including a majority across political parties.
• 59% of voters say there is still a lot of active fighting in Gaza on the ground.
• 69% of voters believe Iran is rebuilding its nuclear capability.
• 48% of voters, a plurality, say Arab governments should be responsible for ensuring Hamas disarms and disbands, while 33% say the U.S. should be responsible and 20% say Israel.

VOTERS BACK U.S. SECURITY GUARANTEES IF UKRAINE COMPROMISES

• 56% of voters say Ukraine making territorial concessions to Russia will allow the country and the world to move forward in peace and end the bloodshed. Voters remain split on whether Ukraine should concede or if it can win territory back.
• 64% of voters say Ukraine should receive direct security guarantees from the U.S. if it makes concessions to end the war with Russia.
• 53% of voters say they are satisfied with how Trump is managing negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.
• 65% of voters say the Trump administration should continue to provide weapons to Ukraine and impose further economic sanctions on Russia, including a majority across political parties.

The December Harvard CAPS / Harris poll survey was conducted online within the United States on December 2-4, 2025, among 2,204 registered voters by The Harris Poll and HarrisX. Follow the Harvard CAPS / Harris poll podcast at https://www.markpennpolls.com/ or on iHeart Radio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other podcast platforms. 

About The Harris Poll & HarrisX

The Harris Poll is a global consulting and market research firm that strives to reveal the authentic values of modern society to inspire leaders to create a better tomorrow. It works with clients in three primary areas: building twenty-first-century corporate reputation, crafting brand strategy and performance tracking, and earning organic media through public relations research. One of the longest-running surveys in the U.S., The Harris Poll has tracked public opinion, motivations, and social sentiment since 1963, and is now part of Stagwell, the challenger holding company built to transform marketing.

HarrisX is a technology-driven market research and data analytics company that conducts multi-method research in the U.S. and over 40 countries around the world on behalf of Fortune 100 companies, public policy institutions, global leaders, NGOs and philanthropic organizations. HarrisX was the most accurate pollster of the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

About the Harvard Center for American Political Studies
The Center for American Political Studies (CAPS) is committed to and fosters the interdisciplinary study of U.S. politics.  Governed by a group of political scientists, sociologists, historians, and economists within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University, CAPS drives discussion, research, public outreach, and pedagogy about all aspects of U.S. politics. CAPS encourages cutting-edge research using a variety of methodologies, including historical analysis, social surveys, and formal mathematical modeling, and it often cooperates with other Harvard centers to support research training and encourage cross-national research about the United States in comparative and global contexts. More information at https://caps.gov.harvard.edu/.

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New vertical leadership will build on decade-long success building technology-enabled communications strategies

NEW YORK and WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW), the challenger network built to transform marketing, today announced it is unifying leadership of its global communications and advocacy companies under Zac Moffatt, currently CEO and Co-Founder of Targeted Victory. Moffatt will serve as Stagwell’s first Global Chair, Communications and Advocacy.

In this new role, Moffatt will oversee the communications and advocacy agencies of Allison, HarrisX, HUNTER, Consulum, SKDK, Sloane, and Targeted Victory. This group vertical represents expected net revenues approaching $400m in 2025 and over 1500 employees across the world and serves some of the world’s biggest brands and most influential advocacy organizations.

“Clients today need firms that know how to navigate political polarization, fragmented media, and increasingly dispersed sources of content and distribution,” said Mark Penn, Chairman and CEO, Stagwell. “Zac has built and scaled one of the most successful communications businesses in the country by recruiting and retaining best-in-class talent and developing diversified, technology-driven revenue streams. He is the right leader to bring this same transformation across the rest of Stagwell’s best-in-class communications and advocacy agencies.”

“Our success comes from building and deploying strategies and products that help clients break through in a fractured media environment,” said Zac Moffatt, Stagwell’s Global Chair for Communications and Advocacy. “Targeted Victory joined Stagwell in 2017 with a staff of 20, since then we have grown more than tenfold, with over 230 employees and more than $100 million in annual revenue. I’m excited to work with this exceptional group of agencies to build on their strengths, accelerate growth, and create even more opportunities for our clients.”

While Stagwell’s agencies have long collaborated, today’s marketplace demands more unified leadership. This new communications and advocacy vertical will:

• Give clients earlier access to the newest technology and AI powered tools, helping them reach the right audiences faster, shape coverage more effectively, and produce smarter content at scale.
• Build client teams with the strongest talent and capabilities across Stagwell, ensuring every engagement has the right specialists, insights, and products to solve their most complex communications challenges.
• Deliver a more seamless, coordinated client experience with faster turnarounds, tighter integration across disciplines, and a consistent standard of excellence worldwide.

Moffatt will report to Stagwell CEO Mark Penn effective immediately. Targeted Victory will continue to be led by co-Founders Abe Adams and Ryan Meerstein. 

Contact:
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Bringing more than 30 years of experience in market research and polling, Gardner leads Harris Quest at a pivotal time for growth at Stagwell’s The Marketing Cloud and The Harris Poll

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW), the challenger network built to transform marketing, today announced the appointment of Jonathan Gardner as CEO of The Marketing Cloud’s and The Harris Poll’s Harris Quest, an AI-powered suite of market research and brand management software tools. Reporting into The Marketing Cloud’s CEO Elspeth Rollert, Gardner will spearhead Harris Quest’s best-in-class market research operations, advancing its mission to provide clients with trustworthy and accessible data powered by AI and human-led analysis.

With over 30 years of experience in market research and polling, Gardner brings deep expertise to his new role, having spent nearly a decade at The Harris Poll as COO, overseeing all aspects of client fulfillment at the industry-leading research and consulting firm. Prior to his work at The Harris Poll, Gardner held chief operating positions at The Marketing Cloud, communications firm Subject Matter, and global research consultancy Penn Schoen Berland.

Harris Quest is The Marketing Cloud and The Harris Poll’s unified brand, offering AI-enabled research and marketing technology solutions. Its self-service brand management and survey tools empower its users to deliver real-time, actionable insights for today’s data-driven businesses. 

“Jonathan’s deep understanding of the marketplace and research tech uniquely positions him to lead Harris Quest to its next chapter of growth. His strategic insight  will be critical as we evolve our tools through a combination of AI and human insight —  increasing speed and accessibility while maintaining quality, ensuring The Marketing Cloud continues to set the standard for AI innovation and meet clients where they are,” commented Elspeth Rollert, CEO of The Marketing Cloud.

“Jonathan has been instrumental in helping The Harris Poll stand out in a crowded marketplace with data that is both trustworthy and accessible. With Harris Quest, he’s applying the same commitment to quality and innovation – empowering organizations to make informed decisions,” shared John Gerzema, CEO of The Harris Poll.

Gardner remarked on his new role: “Harris Quest bridges the best of both worlds – combining The Marketing Cloud’s cutting-edge AI tools and The Harris Poll’s market research capabilities – and I’m excited to bring expertise from the service side to build technology with a deep, multifaceted understanding of the product.”

About The Marketing Cloud
The Marketing Cloud (formerly Stagwell Marketing Cloud) is a data-driven suite of AI-powered SaaS and service solutions built for the modern marketer. Powered by proprietary data and advanced tools spanning research, communications, creative, and media, it enables organizations to achieve measurable business outcomes by making smarter decisions, faster. The Marketing Cloud was born out of Stagwell’s (NASDAQ: STGW) award-winning network, known for delivering creative performance for ambitious brands. 

About Stagwell
Stagwell is the challenger holding company built to transform marketing. We deliver scaled creative performance for the world’s most ambitious brands, connecting culture-moving creativity with leading-edge technology to harmonize the art and science of marketing. Led by entrepreneurs, our specialists in 45+ countries are unified under a single purpose: to drive effectiveness and improve business results for our clients. Join us at www.stagwellglobal.com.

Contact:
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Partnership will help marketing and creative teams solve workflow challenges and scale marketing

Gradial and Stagwell to launch a joint go-to-market business partnership leveraging each company’s unique offerings

NEW YORK and SEATTLE, Nov. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Gradial, a leading agentic AI company, and Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW), the challenger network built to transform marketing, today announced a strategic partnership to help brands move faster and get more value from their technology. By combining Stagwell’s design, global creative and AI expertise with Gradial’s agentic execution engine, the partnership will help brands connect their marketing workflows, remove operational bottlenecks, and deliver personalized experiences across channels quickly and consistently using AI agents.

Together, Gradial and Stagwell will build autonomous systems around agents that enable human-led creativity to keep up with the pace of shifting consumer behaviors. As part of the partnership, Gradial and Stagwell will launch a joint go-to-market initiative and targeted client pilots, creating deployment models that enterprises can adopt and scale across their marketing departments.

“We’re excited to partner with Stagwell to bring the power of Gradial’s agentic marketing platform to one of the world’s most forward-thinking agency networks. Together, we’re combining Stagwell’s scale, design expertise, and strategic leadership with Gradial’s cutting-edge agents to help brands move faster, personalize more effectively, and unlock new levels of creative and operational performance. This partnership represents a major step forward in redefining how modern enterprise marketing teams work,” said Doug Tallmadge, Co-Founder and CEO at Gradial.

“Many marketers’ content supply chain systems are broken with too many steps, too many systems and not enough execution,” said Chairman and CEO of Stagwell Mark Penn. “This partnership is about making marketing easier, faster, and smarter, so marketers can spend less time on tech headaches and more time creating great campaigns.”

Together, Gradial and Stagwell aim to help brands build the next generation of marketing: integrated, automated, and built for speed.

About Gradial
Gradial is the leading Agentic Marketing Platform, built to give brands the operational speed and scale they need to launch and optimize campaigns in real time. Gradial’s AI agents integrate directly into existing tools and workflows to automate marketing operations, from page and email creation and asset tagging to experimentation, QA, and large-scale campaign execution. With Gradial, marketing teams ship faster, personalize at scale, and deliver consistent brand experiences across every channel. Learn more at www.gradial.com  

About Stagwell
Stagwell is the challenger holding company built to transform marketing. We deliver scaled creative performance for the world’s most ambitious brands, connecting culture-moving creativity with leading-edge technology to harmonize the art and science of marketing. Led by entrepreneurs, our specialists in 45+ countries are unified under a single purpose: to drive effectiveness and improve business results for our clients. Join us at www.stagwellglobal.com.   

Contacts:
PR@stagwellglobal.com
PR@gradial.com 

NEW YORK, Nov. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW) today announced new details on the privacy protective technology that will power its groundbreaking, industry-first AI and data platform. Through Stagwell’s partnership with Harvard University’s OpenDP, Stagwell and Palantir will implement novel differential privacy technologies to ensure privacy for all customers.

As announced in early November 2025, the new Palantir-Stagwell solution offers Stagwell clients access to a central hub for marketing that enables a wide range of use cases, including agentic-led audience enablement optimization and campaign management. The platform, powered by AI, allows large enterprises to sift through tens of millions of records to identify, segment, and better understand audiences in minutes — helping improve brand performance strategies and maximize overall ROI before launching campaigns.

“We believe privacy must be built into our products and solutions from the start – not something you bolt on later,” said Mark Penn, Chairman and CEO of Stagwell. “That’s why we’ve teamed up with Harvard’s OpenDP to uphold rigorous protection at every step.”

“We are excited to bring OpenDP’s differential privacy technology to Stagwell’s business and customers,” said Gary King, Weatherhead University Professor and co-director of OpenDP at Harvard. “This collaboration will create real value for Stagwell’s product for the future of marketing and should also help improve our privacy-protective methods available to all.”

Harvard University’s OpenDP project provides a rigorously engineered suite of differential privacy technologies — a mathematical framework that adds controlled statistical noise to data, ensuring that individual-level information remains unidentifiable while still enabling accurate aggregate analysis. This is the same foundational technology used by the U.S. Census Bureau and has been validated in high-stakes legal and policy contexts, including by the U.S. Supreme Court. Stagwell and Palantir’s adoption of OpenDP on this partnership underscores both companies’ commitment to transparent, academically validated privacy standards, marking a significant advancement in the responsible and scalable use of sensitive data for individuals and brands.

“During my nearly four decades working at Microsoft and IBM, we recognized privacy was a critical feature that all customers deserve. At Stagwell, it’s no different. We appreciate that privacy done right adds value to customers and allows us to maintain trust with shareholders and employees alike,” shared John Kahan, Chief AI Officer of Stagwell. “Data privacy is core to our DNA.”

The Palantir-Stagwell partnership is already seeing client adoption of its early MVP model in the United States.

About Harvard University’s OpenDP Project
OpenDP is a community effort led by Harvard Professors Gary King and Salil Vadhan to build trustworthy, open-source software tools for statistical analysis of sensitive private data. These tools, which are called OpenDP, offer the rigorous protections of differential privacy for the individuals who may be represented in confidential data and statistically valid methods of analysis for researchers who study the data. See OpenDP.org.

About Stagwell 
Stagwell is the challenger holding company built to transform marketing. We deliver scaled creative performance for the world’s most ambitious brands, connecting culture-moving creativity with leading-edge technology to harmonize the art and science of marketing. Led by entrepreneurs, our specialists in 45+ countries are unified under a single purpose: to drive effectiveness and improve business results for our clients. Join us at www.stagwellglobal.com.

Contacts
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New hub, located at Solaris @ one north, brings together Stagwell’s agencies across creativity, media, and advanced AI solutions to accelerate client success

SINGAPORE, Nov. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW), the challenger network built to transform marketing, today announces its new APAC headquarters situated in Singapore’s Solaris, a Green Mark Platinum-certified campus in the city’s one north innovation precinct.

Opening in Q1 2026, the new hub offers a modern, sustainable environment that underscores Stagwell’s vision for responsible growth, and its ambition within Singapore’s innovation economy. The campus will feature flexible layouts, tech-enabled collaboration zones, and community spaces designed to foster creativity and hybrid work. It unites Stagwell’s Singapore agencies – including ADK, Allison, Assembly, Forsman & Bodenfors, HarrisX, Ink Global, and Locaria – alongside other leading brands in the network, creating a single space for collaboration, growth, and AI-powered innovation.

By bringing together creative, communications, digital transformation, brand experience, media and advanced AI capabilities under one roof, Stagwell will:

• Accelerate solution-building with integrated teams working side by side.
• Enable real-time collaboration across disciplines for faster decision-making.
• Enhance operational agility to deliver faster, smarter and more predictive marketing strategies for evolving client needs.

“Singapore is the engine of our growth in Asia. The new Stagwell Singapore campus brings creativity, media, communications, data, and AI together so we can move faster for clients,” said Randy Duax, Managing Director, Stagwell Asia-Pacific. “This is the new model. More connected, more inventive, and built for the momentum of local markets. Asia is where the future of this industry is being built, and Stagwell is building it.”

“Our new home at Solaris @ one north reflects Stagwell’s commitment to building for the future,” added Connie Chan, Chief Growth Officer, Stagwell APAC. “It’s a space designed for collaboration, creativity, and sustainability – so we can show up stronger for clients in Singapore and across APAC.”

Bart Price, CEO of Vita Partners, Owner and Manager of Solaris @ one north – said, “We are excited to welcome Stagwell to Solaris @ one north and have their Asia Pacific headquarters in our building. Stagwell’s presence in the building strengthens our vision of creating vibrant ecosystems for innovative and forward-thinking occupiers across the Asia Pacific region.”

This announcement comes after an exciting year of momentum for Stagwell in APAC following the acquisition of ADK GLOBAL earlier this year, the expansion of the Future of News initiative to Singapore in October and the launch of Stagwell Media Platform, a centralised team of global media, technology, and data investment experts. 

Most recently, Stagwell announced a new partnership with Palantir centered around building a groundbreaking, industry-first AI and data platform that offers clients a fast path to a central source of marketing and advertising targeting information that unlocks new ROI for corporate marketers.

About Stagwell

Stagwell is the challenger holding company built to transform marketing. We deliver scaled creative performance for the world’s most ambitious brands, connecting culture-moving creativity with leading-edge technology to harmonize the art and science of marketing. Led by entrepreneurs, our specialists in 45+ countries are unified under a single purpose: to drive effectiveness and improve business results for our clients. Join us at www.stagwellglobal.com.

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Penn will provide data-driven insights into how the intersection of politics, business, and public opinion is redefining how leaders engage with the public and seize opportunities

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW), the challenger network built to transform marketing, today announced CEO and Chairman Mark Penn will keynote The Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council Summit taking place December 8 – 9, 2025. The annual summit brings together leaders from across industries to explore and drive conversations around that changing context in 2026.

Penn will lead a data-driven discussion titled “The Marketplace of Public Opinion,” during which he’ll unveil insights from a recent National Research Group study aimed to arm leaders with a clear read on CEO sentiment heading into 2026. Following his keynote, Penn will also lead a peer-to-peer discussion on “The Politics of Business,” examining the increasingly inseparable relationship between policy and markets and outlining how CEOs can anticipate political crosscurrents and adapt strategy in real time.

As Chairman and CEO, Penn has guided Stagwell’s growth into a top 10 global marketing network and is widely recognized as a strategic partner to CEOs and C-suite leaders. He has spent 50 years advising world leaders, building and leading companies, and pioneering innovative approaches in market research, advertising, public relations, and strategy, helping organizations navigate market disruption, shifting consumer sentiment, and the intersection of business and politics.

For the full list of programming, visit https://ceocouncil.wsj.com/event/ceo-council-summit-11/

About Stagwell 
Stagwell is the challenger holding company built to transform marketing. We deliver scaled creative performance for the world’s most ambitious brands, connecting culture-moving creativity with leading-edge technology to harmonize the art and science of marketing. Led by entrepreneurs, our specialists in 45+ countries are unified under a single purpose: to drive effectiveness and improve business results for our clients. Join us at www.stagwellglobal.com.

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Maggie Axford
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Denton-Clark will spearhead regional growth and client relationships for the challenger network

LONDON, Nov. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW), the challenger network built to transform marketing, today announced the appointment of James Denton-Clark to Stagwell’s Chief Growth & Client Officer for Europe, effective immediately. Reporting into Ryan Linder, EVP, Global Chief Marketing Officer of Stagwell, Denton-Clark will spearhead growth and enhance collaboration among clients and partners in Europe. Denton-Clark will oversee new business efforts across the European region while maintaining key existing client relationships within the network.

Denton-Clark brings nearly 30 years of experience in agency networks, most recently building global brand-leading transformation and growth solutions for clients at Accenture and Publicis. Prior to this role, Denton-Clark served as Global CEO of Forsman & Bodenfors, during which time the agency built significant momentum in Europe winning new business including Newcastle Building Society, BetFred and Policy Expert.

The appointment comes after an exciting year of momentum for Stagwell in Europe following the launch of Stagwell Italy in January, the return and expansion of the Future of News initiative in the UK and most recently, the launch of Stagwell Media Platform, a centralised team of global media, technology, and data investment experts led by Matt Adams.

James Townsend, CEO of Stagwell EMEA, said, “James’ success this year at Forsman & Bodenfors has proven he is an asset for us in Europe. James understands the power of collaboration and will bring the network together even more to expand and acquire additional enterprise relationships.”

“During his tenure at Forsman & Bodenfors, James has made a real impact. He’s earned the respect of teams across the region with a steady track record of client wins. James understands how our network works at its best, collaborative, entrepreneurial, and always moving forward. His leadership will be a powerful driver of our regional growth heading into 2026,” shared Stagwell’s EVP, Global Chief Marketing Officer Ryan Linder.  

James Denton-Clark, recently appointed Chief Growth & Client Officer of Stagwell Europe, added, “Stagwell’s the place to be; we’re re-inventing the industry for our next chapter. There’s no legacy infrastructure to worry about, which means we can create the right solution from the start. Tech and data led, and always through a creative brand lens. Right brain meets left brain meets robot brain to help businesses grow.”

About Stagwell
Stagwell is the challenger holding company built to transform marketing. We deliver scaled creative performance for the world’s most ambitious brands, connecting culture-moving creativity with leading-edge technology to harmonize the art and science of marketing. Led by entrepreneurs, our specialists in 45+ countries are unified under a single purpose: to drive effectiveness and improve business results for our clients. Join us at www.stagwellglobal.com.  

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NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW), the challenger network built to transform marketing, today announced that its EVP, Global Chief Marketing Officer Ryan Linder will speak at the Wall Street Journal’s CMO Council Summit on November 19, 2025 in New York City.

Moderated by The Wall Street Journal’s Katie Deighton, Linder will headline a session, titled “This Is Your New Mission,” exploring how the modern CMO’s remit has expanded beyond traditional marketing to encompass enterprise leadership, and a broader responsibility for driving growth. Linder will outline why brands must shift from one-off campaigns to interconnected, always-on marketing ecosystems that create sustained business impact.

As Executive Vice President and Global CMO, Linder champions Stagwell’s network of 70+ agencies and works closely with global brands as they navigate pivotal moments, from launching new platforms to redefining marketing operations or steering through industry transformation. He is widely regarded as a strategic partner to C-suite leaders seeking to modernize their approach to creativity, data and growth.

For the full list of programming, visit https://cmocouncil.wsj.com/event/cmo-council-summit-6/.

About Stagwell 
Stagwell is the challenger holding company built to transform marketing. We deliver scaled creative performance for the world’s most ambitious brands, connecting culture-moving creativity with leading-edge technology to harmonize the art and science of marketing. Led by entrepreneurs, our specialists in 45+ countries are unified under a single purpose: to drive effectiveness and improve business results for our clients. Join us at www.stagwellglobal.com.

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Madison Wick
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