Leo Burnett Names Mick McCabe Chief Strategy Officer

Leo Burnett USA announced the appointment of Mick McCabe as Chief Strategy Officer. McCabe will oversee the agency’s Strategy department, which includes research, analytics, shopper marketing and brand strategy. As one of the largest strategy departments in the nation, McCabe will support brands including Allstate, Fifth Third Bank, Firestone, Kellogg’s, McDonald’s, Procter & Gamble, Sprint and Samsung, among others. 

 

“Leo Burnett is an agency that is equally serious about strategic and creative excellence, and I am excited to rejoin the organization as Chief Strategy Officer,” said McCabe. “The agency’s HumanKind approach is a modern, exciting way to connect brands and people, and I look forward to contributing to the depth of world-class strategic services within Leo Burnett.” 

 

With nearly 20 years of agency planning experience, McCabe is well respected in the industry and joins Leo Burnett after serving as Chief Strategy Officer at kirshenbaum bond senecal + partners in New York, working on brands including BMW, Vanguard, Homegoods, TJ Maxx and John Frieda. McCabe previously served as Chief Strategy Officer for Deutsch. He also worked at TBWA\Chiat Day and Fallon. During his first tour of Leo Burnett as Director of Planning, McCabe worked with Allstate, Kellogg's and Nintendo. 

 

"Mick embraces our values, believes in the power of creativity, lives the essence of HumanKind and aggressively drives change and innovation," said Rich Stoddart, President of Leo Burnett North America. 

 

Throughout his career, McCabe’s work has been recognized at every major creative award show and he has won two Grand Prix Effie Awards. He has also lead classes at the Miami School of Advertising, University of Michigan, University of Texas and Notre Dame.