innovating the way brands are built type private limited company industry advertising founded 2013 dentsu aegis network 1989 aegis 1966 centrale d achats radio affichage t l vision headquarters london united kingdom key people jerry buhlmann ceo revenue 1 135.0 million 2011 1 operating income 197.2 million 2011 1 net income 81.1 million 2011 1 number of employees circa 23 000 2014 2 parent dentsu subsidiaries carat dentsu media iprospect isobar mcgarrybowen posterscope vizeum icuc story lab 360i amnet ecommera website dentsuaegisnetwork.com dentsu aegis network ltd. is a multinational media and digital marketing communications company headquartered in london united kingdom and a wholly owned subsidiary of the japanese advertising and public relations firm dentsu . its principal services are communications strategy through digital creative execution media planning and buying sports marketing and content creation brand tracking and marketing analytics . it is organised into nine main divisions carat dentsu operations outside japan dentsu media mcgarrybowen mktg posterscope isobar iprospect and vizeum . dentsu aegis network manages all the dentsu inc. owned businesses outside the japan market which includes the former aegis group business that it acquired in 2013 . it also includes 360i amplifi amnet the storylab data2decisions mitchell communications and pslive . it has 30 000 people across 145 countries . aegis origins date back to the founding of the media agency centrale d achats radio affichage t l vision carat in france in 1966 . formerly listed on the london stock exchange and a constituent of the ftse 100 index aegis was acquired by the japan based advertising group dentsu in march 2013 . contents 1 history 2 operations 2.1 subsidiaries and divisions 2.2 services 3 leadership 4 references 5 external links history edit the carat business can be traced back to the founding in france in 1966 by gilbert gross of the media agency centrale d achats radio affichage t l vision carat . carat was the first media independent agency . in 1979 wcrs group was formed as an advertising agency and in 1984 wcrs group acquired carat . wcrs group became one of the fastest growing marketing services groups of the 1980s . 3 wcrs group was led by peter scott the s of wcrs 4 who went on to found aegis in 1989 as a separate company based on the original wcrs media buying division which itself was centred on the french media business carat . the old wcrs agency has re emerged as part of the engine group . 5 in 1990 the name of the company was officially changed from wcrs to aegis group . 6 in july 2012 the japanese advertising company dentsu agreed to acquire aegis for 3.16 billion us 5 billion . 7 8 aegis shareholders approved the transaction on 16 august 2012 9 and the acquisition was completed on 26 march 2013 following receipt of clearance from the anti trust authorities of china . 10 on january 1 2014 dentsu inc established and launched dentsu aegis network which comprises aegis business and all the dentsu owned companies outside japan . 11 operations edit subsidiaries and divisions edit dentsu aegis network includes the following brands 12 13 global network brands carat a media communications specialist . 14 dentsu dentsu media a media communications specialist iprospect a global digital performance marketing agency isobar a global digital marketing network mcgarrybowen a global full service advertising agency mktg lifestyle marketing agency posterscope an out of home media specialist vizeum a media communications specialist specialist multi market brands amplifi the media investment arm of dentsu aegis network data2decisions a global marketing effectiveness company mitchell communications group a strategic communications pr firm pslive a global experiential agency 360i a digital communication and performance marketing agency other brands cardinal path digital analytics data science and performance marketing dentsu isobar an interactive agency based in chuo ku tokyo japan milestone brandcom an out of home media specialist 15 story lab brand activation and branded content this list is not complete services edit dentsu aegis network services include communications strategy and consultancy creative services consumer insight and media research solutions offline and online media planning and buying data analysis and evaluation digital search management ppc seo digital consultancy including email mobile affiliates and site build seo and digital creative solutions through the isobar network media sponsorship creation negotiation and management branded content creation negotiation and management event sponsorship creation negotiation and management including bespoke event creation sport sponsorship creation negotiation and management customer communications planning advertising forecasting 16 leadership edit the company is headed by an executive board composed of tim andree executive chairman dentsu aegis network and director executive vice president dentsu inc. jerry buhlmann ceo dentsu aegis network and executive officer of dentsu inc. kunihiro matsushima vice chairman of dentsu aegis network and senior vice president dentsu inc. nick priday cfo dentsu aegis network nigel morris ceo dentsu aegis network americas and emea nick waters ceo dentsu aegis network asia pacific and other members . 17 references edit a b c https web.archive.org web 20130305041452 http www.aegisplc.com investors reports and presentations 2012 q3 2012 ims.aspx . archived from the original on march 5 2013 . retrieved february 18 2016 . missing or empty title help https web.archive.org web 20140625052429 http dentsuaegisnetwork.com who we are at a glance.aspx . archived from the original on june 25 2014 . retrieved february 18 2016 . missing or empty title help simon marquis full service will never be resumed the guardian february 19 2007 caroline marshall ad hoc agency warhorses come charging back for buyout the daily telegraph april 12 2004 dan sabbagh agency finds new power in engine the times november 18 2005 history of aegis group plc fundinguniverse . fundinguniverse.com . retrieved 2016 01 28 . aegis sold to dentsu to create global digital media giant . bbc news . 12 july 2012 . retrieved 30 december 2012 . aegis agrees 3.16 bn cash offer from dentsu . the daily telegraph . 12 july 2012 . retrieved 30 december 2012 . japan s dentsu to acquire aegis group for 4.9 billion . adage . 12 july 2012 . dentsu completes aegis acquisition . adweek . 26 march 2013 . retrieved 27 march 2013 . https web.archive.org web 20150808182528 http www.dentsu.com global index.html . archived from the original on august 8 2015 . retrieved february 18 2016 . missing or empty title help our brands . dentsu aegis network . retrieved 31 march 2016 . our networks . dentsu aegis network . retrieved 31 march 2016 . story . company web site . retrieved 16 october 2013 . pritha mitra dasgupta . dentsu aegis buys controlling stake in ooh firm milestone brandcom timesofindia economictimes . articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com . retrieved 2016 01 28 . carat predicts positive outlook in 2016 with global growth of 4.7 % and us 25 billion upsurge in advertising spend . dentsuaegisnetwork.com . 2015 09 21 . retrieved 2016 01 28 . our business leaders profiles . dentsuaegisnetwork.com . 2010 05 01 . retrieved 2016 01 28 . external links edit this article s use of external links may not follow wikipedia s policies or guidelines . please improve this article by removing excessive or inappropriate external links and converting useful links where appropriate into footnote references . january 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message dentsu aegis network dentsu aegis network india carat dentsu media iprospect isobar mcgarrybowen mktg posterscope vizeum 360i pslive data2decisions mitchell communications group amplifi amnet story lab icuc v t e media in the united kingdom newspapers magazines and other periodicals 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