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UNICEPTA (NASDAQ: STGW) announced on November 25, 2025 an integration of its reputation and media intelligence platform with Microsoft 365 Copilot. The integration embeds UNICEPTA's LLM-powered AI Agent into Copilot, Teams, Word, and PowerPoint via Microsoft connectors while keeping deployment control and data access within the client's environment.

Key benefits cited include instant, in-context access to sentiment, reach, and topic insights; reduced tool fragmentation; faster decision-making; and configurable access controls with no information shared with Microsoft.

Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW) announced on November 24, 2025 a partnership with Harvard University's OpenDP to embed differential privacy into its Palantir-powered AI and data marketing platform.

The collaboration will apply OpenDP's mathematically grounded noise-addition techniques—used by the U.S. Census Bureau and validated in high-stakes legal contexts—to protect individual-level data while enabling aggregate audience analysis, segmentation, and campaign optimization at scale. Stagwell said early MVP adoption is already underway in the United States.

Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW) will open a new Asia Pacific headquarters at Solaris @ one north in Singapore, with operations starting in Q1 2026. The Green Mark Platinum-certified campus consolidates Stagwell's APAC agencies — including ADK, Allison, Assembly, Forsman & Bodenfors, HarrisX, Ink Global, and Locaria — into a single, tech-enabled workspace designed for hybrid work, sustainability, and cross-discipline AI collaboration.

The hub aims to accelerate integrated solution-building, real-time decision-making, and operational agility. The announcement follows Stagwell's 2025 ADK acquisition, expansion of its Future of News initiative to Singapore, launch of Stagwell Media Platform, and a new Palantir partnership to build an AI and data marketing platform.

Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW) announced that Chairman and CEO Mark Penn will keynote The Wall Street Journal's 2025 CEO Council Summit on December 8–9, 2025. Penn will present a data-driven talk, "The Marketplace of Public Opinion," sharing findings from a National Research Group study on CEO sentiment heading into 2026. He will also lead a peer discussion, "The Politics of Business," on how policy and markets intersect and how CEOs can adapt strategy in real time.

Penn is described as having led Stagwell's growth into a top-10 global marketing network and brings five decades of experience in market research, advertising, and strategy.

Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW) appointed James Denton-Clark as Chief Growth & Client Officer, Europe, effective November 20, 2025. Reporting to Ryan Linder, Denton-Clark will lead regional growth, new business efforts across Europe and stewardship of key client relationships.

Denton-Clark brings nearly 30 years of agency-network experience, most recently at Accenture and Publicis, and served as Global CEO of Forsman & Bodenfors where he helped win clients including Newcastle Building Society, BetFred and Policy Expert. The hire follows recent Stagwell Europe initiatives, including the launch of Stagwell Italy and the Stagwell Media Platform.

Allison Worldwide (Stagwell: STGW) announced the appointment of Hank Kosinski as Chief Creative Officer and Chief Marketing Officer, effective Oct. 1, 2025. Kosinski joins from WPP's VML and brings over two decades of global creative leadership working on brands such as Microsoft, Nike, Coca-Cola, Lego, Heineken, Ferrero, Mercedes Benz, Verizon, and Pfizer.

He will lead creative, client-work ideation, agency marketing, and thought leadership, reporting to CEO Jonathan Heit. Allison executive chair Ray Day highlighted Kosinski's track record in turning creative into business results, and Kosinski said he aims to help accelerate the agency's next chapter of growth.

U.S. News & World Report announced the 2025 Best Leaders honorees on November 17, 2025, recognizing 25 individuals across business, education, health care and public service for leadership traits such as empathy, generosity and humility.

The program used a Harris Poll survey to identify valued leadership characteristics, invited public nominations, and relied on a panel of expert judges. Honorees will be recognized at a reception on November 18, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The program is supported by the NobleReach Foundation and includes notable leaders from multiple sectors.

Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW) announced that EVP and Global Chief Marketing Officer Ryan Linder will speak at The Wall Street Journal's CMO Council Summit on November 19, 2025 in New York City.

Moderated by Katie Deighton, Linder will headline a session titled "This Is Your New Mission," on how CMOs must expand beyond traditional marketing toward enterprise leadership and continuous, interconnected marketing ecosystems that drive sustained business impact. As Global CMO, Linder leads Stagwell's network of 70+ agencies and advises global brands on platform launches, marketing operations and industry transformation. For full programming details, visit the event site.

Allison Worldwide (STGW) appointed Katie Huang Shin as Global President, Technology effective Nov. 14, 2025. She will lead Allison's global technology practice from San Francisco and report to CEO Jonathan Heit.

Huang Shin brings 25+ years in technology communications and corporate reputation, including senior roles at Big Valley Marketing, AxiCom, Porter Novelli, FleishmanHillard and WE Communications. Her remit includes senior client support, business growth and expanding Allison's strategic vision for the technology sector while leveraging the Allison–Stagwell network.