Havas Media Network North America Fuels Client and Marketplace Excellence with Key Leadership Updates

Today, Havas Media Network (HMN) North America announces two senior leadership elevations to drive the agency’s continued growth and transformation across the continent. Effective immediately, Noah Vardon and Amanda Dyke are appointed to the respective positions of Chief Client Officer, North America and Managing Partner, Marketing & Communications.

Both Noah and Amanda will report into Greg James, Chief Executive Officer, North America, Havas Media Network.

“I’m hugely excited to apply Noah and Amanda’s client experience and brand strategy expertise across North America as we continue to chart the future for our organization,” Greg shared. “In today’s complex media landscape, providing our clients a meaningful experience that drives business growth is imperative, and Noah and Amanda will play an integral role in driving best-in-class client leadership and defining and communicating Havas’ unique differentiators with the marketplace.”

Both Noah and Amanda’s roles have been newly created to drive HMN North America’s next phase of growth through a commitment to client and reputational excellence. In his new remit, Noah will lead the client function for Havas Media Network in the US and Canada, setting best in class client leadership that drives a more meaningful and transformative client experience. Noah previously served as President of Havas Media Network Canada where he established a strong organizational culture and grew the business to include new clients such as Sun Life, Destination Vancouver and The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation.

“I’m incredibly proud of the client-centric organization we’ve built in Canada over the last three years,” shared Noah. “I’m thrilled for the opportunity to expand this approach across North America as we fuel our client experience practice with the best-in-class skills to deliver a truly unique client experience that drives business growth for the brands we champion.”

As Managing Partner, Marketing & Communications, Amanda will enable business growth by defining HMN’s unique positioning and voice in North America, strengthening marketplace perception through a greater understanding of how HMN’s products and services deliver meaningfully for clients and prospects. Amanda formerly was EVP, Client Lead for Havas Play in North America, HMN’s specialty activation offering, where she spearheaded growth of the practice with her brand management, strategy, content, and business acumen. She was previously SVP Brand Strategy & Partnerships at Publicis, working on Verizon.

“It’s been a privilege to work with my Havas Play colleagues in North America that are on the forefront of culture and media creativity,” shared Amanda. “HMN has an incredibly unique positioning as the media experience agency, and I’m excited to collaborate across the North America network to define a story for our agency that shares our passion and commitment to meaningful media with the market in the coming months.”