Brian Plumb

Brian Plumb leads ACC’s enterprise-wide people strategy, ensuring talent, culture, and organizational design directly drive business performance across the network. After more than two years as EVP of Human Resources, People & Culture at DKC, Brian was elevated to oversee the broader ACC portfolio, partnering with agency leadership to align workforce strategy with revenue and margin growth. He is responsible for optimizing talent, labor models, and operational efficiency while building a high-performing, people-first culture across the community.

A seasoned people leader, Brian has guided some of the world’s most recognized agencies through periods of rapid growth and transformation. He specializes in aligning talent strategy with business objectives, building the systems, structures, and culture required to scale organizations and deliver sustained performance.

At Dentsu McGarryBowen, Brian played a key role in the agency’s evolution from a North American operation into a global organization spanning four continents, developing the infrastructure and teams needed to support significant growth. At Weber Shandwick, he led talent initiatives for a global workforce of 4,000, strengthening capabilities across creative, analytics, and strategic planning. Earlier in his career at Digitas, he oversaw recruiting across the U.S. and U.K., building foundational talent pipelines for the business.

Based in New York, Brian is a strong advocate for diverse, high-performing teams and the role they play in driving meaningful business outcomes.

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