| Charles E. "Chuck" Brymer | |
| Birth Place: | Louisville, Kentucky, US |
| Occupation: | Advertising and branding executive Author |
| Known For: | Chairman, DDB Worldwide |
Charles E. "Chuck" Brymer (born July 30, 1959) is an American businessman, marketing strategist, author, and former President and CEO of DDB Worldwide, an advertising agency.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Chuck Brymer was born in Louisville, Kentucky the third of four children of Natalie and Robert L. Brymer, then a senior advertising executive at McCann Erikson.[3] [6] He graduated from the University of Kentucky's College of Communications & Information with a Bachelor of Arts in communications in 1981.[5]
Brymer worked at various television stations and ad agencies during college. In 1982, he opened and ran BBDO's Houston office at age 24.[3] [4] [6] [7] During his tenure at BBDO, Brymer worked on the company's Chrysler account.[3] [7] He left BBDO for Interbrand, a global branding consulting firm in 1985. In 1986, while at Interbrand, Chuck Brymer was named one of Fortune Magazine's People to Watch at age 27.[8]
At Interbrand, Brymer served as founding president of the British company's U.S. Division.[3] [4] [9] [10] He also worked closely with Interbrand founder and CEO John Murphy. Interbrand was purchased by Omnicom Group in 1993.[3] [4] [11] In 1994, Omnicom appointed Brymer president and CEO of Interbrand.[3] [4] [10] [11] During Brymer's tenure as CEO, Interbrand added multiple international offices.[10]
In 2006, at age 46, Brymer became president and CEO of Omnicom-owned DDB Worldwide, overseeing the company's 200 offices worldwide.[1] [2] [3] [4] He was replaced by Wendy Clark in 2018.[12]
Brymer also helped create Businessweek's "World's Most Valuable Brands" feature.[3] [9] [13] He has advised the U.S. State Department on the United States' international image.[5] [7]
Brymer is active in corporate governance.[14] [15] [16] He was appointed to the boards of Regal Entertainment Group and the Ad Council in 2007.[14] [15] Brymer also serves on the board of Chamber of Commerce of the United States.[16]
Brymer is the author of The Nature of Marketing: Marketing to the Swarm as Well as the Herd .[17] He is also a co-author of The Economist's Brands and Branding .[18] [19]
He is married to Tracy Brymer. He has four children.