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Gideon Spanier
Nov 26, 2020

Making sense of AKQA-Grey merger: 'absolutely necessary' but with risks

WPP says past mergers of creative and digital agencies mean this new combination should work but there are hurdles

From left: Ajaz Ahmed, AKQA CEO, Brian Vella, APAC managing partner for AKQA

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