Ray Blackshare
Managing Director, Global Network Strategy and Operations at Omnicom
Consolidated Data Services•Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, United States
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CDS is part of the Diversified Agency Services (DAS) a division of Omnicom Group Inc., manages Omnicom’s holdings in a variety of marketing disciplines, including customer relationship management, public relations and specialty communications. DAS includes more than 190 companies, which operate through a combination of networks and regional organizations, serving international and local clients through more than 700 offices in 71 countries. DAS and Omnicom companies are the most influential in their respective fields. Bringing all these superior capabilities together in one extraordinary collaborative coalition, as needed, enables us to offer our clients a full spectrum of exceptional communications services throughout the world. It is our mission to bring innovative and relevant solutions to our clients’ brands based on actionable insight and audience engagement. All DAS companies have an insatiable appetite for understanding how continuous cultural changes impact consumer behavior, and how this evolution in behavior affects our clients and their brands. This knowledge propels our leadership to continually reframe their business to be relevant to our clients. This relevance underpins our position as the recognized leaders in the marketing services arena. The hallmark of DAS and Omnicom lies in the innate ability to respect and leverage our diverse expertise and engage the entrepreneurial spirit across our global networks for the benefit of our clients. By committing to an environment that inspires constant learning and capitalizing on the powerful body of talent, knowledge and insight across the network, we stay focused on expanding the exposure and skills of our talent and enhancing the capabilities of our companies.
Career Timeline
- OmnicomCurrentJul 2017–Present· 9 yrs 3 mos
- Managing Director, Global Network Strategy and OperationsCurrentJul 2017–Present
- Consolidated Data ServicesCurrentJul 2012–Present· 14 yrs 3 mos
- Executive Director of Infrastrucutre SystemsCurrentJul 2012–Present
- Mar 1996–Jul 2011· 15 yrs 4 mos
- Senior Vice President, Network SystemsMar 1996–Jul 2011