IPG Mediabrands has announced the addition of Chris Loll to the company as its North American COO.

Loll comes to the new role following 12 years at WPP, most recently working as head of the New York office and North American innovation agenda at Wunderman.

In his new position at Mediabrands Loll will be responsible for driving growth and creativity across the North American network. He will work closely with North American and global leadership teams to operationalize initiatives including the network’s broader automation goals, according to a release on him joining the team.