IPG Russia

The division brings together the agencies of the international communications network IPG. The division consists of 9 agencies that provide a full range of services in media planning, media buying, content projects, analytics, digital marketing and creativity.

IPG (Interpublic Group of Companies) is a global leader in marketing solutions. More than 50,000 specialists from different communication disciplines around the world solve the challenges that brands face, and improve their business results.

IPG was established in the USA in 1930 as McCann-Erickson, and was re-named in 1961.

In Russia, the Interpublic Group has offered its services through a partnership with the ADV Group since 1995.

Team

Irina Lokshina

CEO of Initiative

Irina’s track record in the advertising industry spans more than 20 years, with the last 10 of them in managerial positions. She has vast work experience with the largest advertising groups, such as Dentsu, GroupM, and Media Instinct. Irina has been CEO of Initiative since 2021.

Elena Modina

CEO of IPG Russia

Natalia joined the ADV team in 2009 as Head of Marketing Services Department, which later became ADV Experience. In 2021 she was appointed CEO of IPG Mediabrands.Elena began her career at Navigator DDB Russia in 1995. She later worked at Publicis United Russia as Strategic Planning Director. In 2012 she was appointed Vice President for Creative Direction at ADV Group and in 2015 became CEO of IPG Russia.
Natalia spent a large part of her working life in the marketing department at Mars.

She started her career in 1995 at Integrated Marketing Solutions (IMS), where she later became a member of the Board of Directors.
Natalia is a graduate of Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation; she also
has an MBA degree (London Kingston University; General Management).

Pavel Ignatov

CEO of UM

Pavel started his career at UM agency in 2015, where he worked his way up from Junior Media Planner to Media Director, then promoted to Chief Product Officer, while constantly scaling up his media and product expertise and developing his team. He took part in the projects that won Effie Russia awards for efficiency. He teaches at the Higher School of Economics and is a member of the State Examination Board at Financial University.

Mission

For each client, we develop unique solutions based on our values: the unity of strategy and creativity, transparent communication with consumers and, of course, flawless implementation.

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