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Michael McLaren has been an Executive Global Group Director for High-Tech and B-to-B Practices at Merkle Inc. since October 2016. Michael McLaren serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer at McCann World Group Holdings Japan, Inc. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of MRM//McCann from April 2014 to May 17, 2016 and also served as its President from May 2013 to 2016. He served as the President of MRM Worldwide, Inc. since May 2013 and also its Chief Executive Officer since April 2014. He served as the President of MRM East Region and Global Client Solutions Director/Chief Client Solutions Director at MRM Worldwide, Inc. until April 2013 and also served as its Worldwide President of MRM since April 2013. He served as Regional Director of McCann Worldgroup Asia Pacific since November 15, 2009. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of McCann Worldgroup Japan from November 15, 2009 to September 2011. He served as the President of McCann EricKson US of McCann Worldgroup since May 2007. Prior to this, he served as Worldwide Director of Global Accounts. Along with his stewardship of key Worldgroup businesses, he has been responsible for the quality and vitality of client relationships across Worldgroup disciplines and has focused on improving and expanding cross-discipline integration. He served as Worldwide Account Director on Worldgroup's global Microsoft account and Director of Client Services in McCann's San Francisco agency and led the global expansion of McCann's responsibilities for Microsoft. He began his advertising career in his native Australia and later worked in Asia and the U.S. with another Interpublic agency, Lowe (formerly, Lowe). Over the years, he has served on such packaged goods clients as Nestle, Unilever, Coca-Cola and Johnson & Johnson and continue to work with ExxonMobil and Johnson & Johnson, key McCann clients in Asia. He began his marketing career as a Brand Manager for packaged goods giant, Unilever. He served as the Chairman and Director of McCann Worldgroup Japan. He serves as a Director at McCann World Group Holdings Japan, Inc. Michael McLaren received Bachelor's Degree in Business from the University of New South Wales and an MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management.