Anthony Plant becomes EVP, global president of J3, replacing Eileen Kiernan who is now global CEO of UM

Anthony Plant, CEO of IPG Mediabrands Japan since 2013, will become executive vice president, global president of J3—UM’s dedicated media unit for Johnson & Johnson, the agency’s largest global client. Effective immediately, he replaces Eileen Kiernan who last week was named global CEO of UM in a round of leadership shifts that also saw Philippe Krakowsky elevated to chief operating officer of IPG and Daryl Lee to chief executive of IPG Mediabrands.

An IPG Mediabrands spokeswoman declined to say who will replace Plant as chief executive of the Interpublic Group of Cos. media network’s Japan region. Johnson & Johnson did not immediately return a request for comment.

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