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Leadership Changecurated sourcedetected 2026-05-15 · confidence 85%

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OMD: Leadership Change

Thad King appointed as Chief Planning Officer at OMD, indicating senior leadership addition

Source: B&T Magazine

The leadership read

Leadership transitions often precede broader the sector bench-strengthening over the next two quarters.

Market context: MitchelLake's Talent Market Index sits at 111.2 (Hot), up 5.2 on the prior month; Oceania hiring signal is running easing (-5.6pts).

OMD: 1 signal in the last 90 days; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Oceania signal flow.

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